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Urdu and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and Urdu Language History


History

Origin
12th Century CE  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Germanic  

Branch
Indic  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
20  
18
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

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Early forms of Urdu and Afrikaans

The Early forms of Urdu and Afrikaans explains the evolution of Urdu and Afrikaans languages which is under Urdu and Afrikaans history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Urdu and Afrikaans history we will understand how the Urdu and Afrikaans languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Urdu: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of Urdu: Modern Standard Urdu.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of Urdu: Signed Urdu
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Signed Urdu

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Urdu and Afrikaans Language Family

In Urdu and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about Urdu and Afrikaans language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Urdu is a part of Indo-European Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Urdu is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. The subgroup and branch of Afrikaans is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Urdu and Afrikaans language on Urdu vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Urdu vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Urdu vs Afrikaans language rank. Urdu and Afrikaans history gives you Urdu and Afrikaans language rank. The Urdu language rank is 20. And Afrikaans language rank is 23. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Urdu vs Afrikaans.

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