Welsh and Afrikaans
Countries
Wales
South Africa
National Language
Wales
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
English Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
British Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Nos da
goeie nag
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Bore da
goeie more
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
asseblief
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
jammer
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Argentina
-
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
-
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Powys
Namibia
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Cape Dutch
French Name
gallois
afrikaans
German Name
Kymrisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Afrikaners
Origin
9th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Welsh
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
wels1247
afri1274
Linguasphere
50-ABA
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Welsh and Afrikaans Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Welsh and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Afrikaans Speaking population
Welsh and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Welsh and Afrikaans on Welsh vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Afrikaans Language Codes
Welsh and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.