Language code: afr
Technical information about ISO 639 language code afr
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The table below provides technical details for the Afrikaans language, designated by the afr code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Afrikaans Native Afrikaans |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Cape AfrikaansOrange River AfrikaansEastern Cape Afrikaans |
| Related languages | DutchWest FlemishLow GermanGermanLimburgish |
| Key facts | Evolved from 17th-century Dutch vernaculars spoken at the CapeGrammar is highly regular and lacks grammatical gender, making it one of the simplest Germanic grammarsLexicon contains significant borrowings from Malay, Khoisan and Bantu languagesRoughly 90 % of its vocabulary is shared with Dutch, allowing high mutual intelligibilityIt is one of the youngest native languages to develop on the African continent. |
| Sample phrase | Hallo, hoe gaan dit? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Afrikaans language, identified by the code afr, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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