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From which language does Afrikaans originate?
It's based on Dutch/ Flemish
Which ancient language was spoken in the roman empire and became a basis of french spanish and portuguese?
Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans and became the basis for the Romance languages, which are French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian. The word "romance" in referring to the languages and cultures of certain European countries, does not mean the hearts and flowers stuff, such as in the "romance" novels. It is an adjective derived from the word Roman or Rome.
What is Language developed by the Aryans is?
written language developed by the Aryans
Which of the following languages is not an Indo-European language?
The language that is not an Indo-European language is Japanese.
What is the name of the written language developed by Aryans?
"Aryans" as a term designating a specific group of languages also referred to as Indo-Iranian languages has fallen out of favor. However, the written language developed by Proto-Indo-Iranians is called Sanskrit, the oldest language of that branch of Indo-European languages.
Which language is afrikaans derived from?
Afrikaans is derived from Dutch, which was brought to South Africa by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. Over time, Afrikaans developed its own unique grammar and vocabulary influenced by other languages spoken in the region.
Is Afrikaans is an Indo-European language?
Yes, Afrikaans is an indo-european language. The only one of it's kind that originates from Africa.
What African language do Boers speak?
Boers originally spoke 'old Dutch' , now modified with the addition of many new words to 'Afrikaans'.I once spoke Afrikaans to a Dutch policeman who retorted that I spoke like his grandfather !
What language is Afrikaans derived from?
Afrikaans is derived from Dutch, with influences from Malay, Portuguese, Khoisan languages, and Bantu languages.
Where does afrikaans people come from?
Afrikaans people are descended from Dutch, German, and French Huguenot settlers who arrived in South Africa during the 17th and 18th centuries. They developed a unique language, now known as Afrikaans, which is a fusion of these European languages with indigenous African languages.
Is Afrikaans an Indo-European language?
it is an Indo-European Language spoken in South Africa and Namibia. Its family is Germanic, Franconian and Dutch and is spoken by 6.45 million people as a first language
Which language of European origin and starting with the letter 'A' would you hear in South Africa?
Afrikaans is the language. It is closely related to Dutch.
What are the origins of the Afrikaans language?
Afrikaans developed in South Africa. It is derived almost entirely from Dutch and is still mutually intelligible with Dutch. It is an Indo-European language. It developed almost as a slang or colloquial form of Dutch amongst the Dutch settlers of the Cape province. It was known as "Kitchen Dutch" in the early period before gaining recognition as a new language. The Dutch from which it is derived is a dialect of Dutch spoken in the Netherlands which itself is derived from the west-germanic language family. Besides Dutch, Afrikaans grammar (taalkunde) was also heavily influenced by Arabic grammar due to the Cape-Malay Muslim population who were the first people to write Afrikaans. It was first written using the Arabic script and not the Latin script. Translations between Arabic, Malay and Afrikaans were common and Arabic grammar influenced Afrikaans. For example, the joining of the word "al" to the following word is taken from spoken Arabic. Other than Arabic and Dutch, languages such as Xhosa, Zulu and Malay also added to some of the Afrikaans vocabulary in its present form.
What European languages are spoken in Africa?
Afrikaans. It is an Indo-European language of the Germanic language family, and is closely related to (and sometimes mutually intelligible with) Dutch and especially Flemish.
What is the relationship between Spanish and Indo European?
Indo European is the language that almost all European languages and some Indian (India) languages developed from. Latin developed from Indo European as did Greek and Spanish developed largly from Latin and Castilian (a language spoken in Castile region of Spain which also developed from this language).
Afrikaans is an Indo-European language?
Yes it is. It is derived from Dutch which is part of the West Germanic Languages and along with most European languages is part of the Indo-European group
Where does afrikaans come from?
It is a West Germanic language, and is accepted that more than 95% of Afrikaans is ultimately of Dutch origin. It is now recognised as a 'daughter' language of Dutch, previously referred to as Cape Dutch
