Language

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 13 countries.

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Scripture in Afrikaans

A complete Bible is reported in Afrikaans.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Afrikaans is spoken

  • Australia
  • Botswana
  • Canada
  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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About Afrikaans

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
afr
Glottocode
afri1274
Also known as
Afrikaans: Orange River

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Afrikaans as a whole.

  • AfricapeNo known Scripture
  • Cape AfrikaansNo known Scripture
  • East Cape AfrikaansNo known Scripture
  • Eastern BorderNo known Scripture
  • Orange RiverNo known Scripture
  • SouthwesternNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.