Afrikaans and Estonian Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Estonia, European Union
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Estonia, Gambia
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Institute of the Estonian Language
  
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.
  
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Finnish
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Estonian as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Estonian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Estonian 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.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Estonian dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Estonian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Estonian Regulators
Afrikaans and Estonian speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Estonian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Estonian is regulated by Institute of the Estonian Language. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Estonian Language History.
Afrikaans and Estonian Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Estonian continents in which Afrikaans and Estonian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Estonian. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Estonian 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.
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Finnish and derived from Not Available.