Afrikaans and Amharic Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
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Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Amharic as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Amharic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Amharic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Amharic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Amharic dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Amharic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Amharic Regulators
Afrikaans and Amharic speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Amharic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Amharic is not regulated. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Amharic Language History.
Afrikaans and Amharic Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Amharic continents in which Afrikaans and Amharic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Amharic. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Amharic speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Afrikaans and Amharic languages:
Afrikaans Interesting Facts:
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Amharic Interesting Facts:
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.