Afrikaans and Filipino Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Spanish Language
  
Afrikaans and Filipino as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Filipino speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Filipino 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.
- Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Filipino dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Filipino Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Filipino Regulators
Afrikaans and Filipino speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Filipino regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Filipino is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Filipino Language History.
Afrikaans and Filipino Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Filipino continents in which Afrikaans and Filipino speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Filipino. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Filipino speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Filipino 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.
Filipino Interesting Facts:
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.