Afrikaans and Galician Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Galicia
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
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.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Latin
  
Afrikaans and Galician as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Galician speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Galician 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.
- Galician as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Galician dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Galician Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Galician Regulators
Afrikaans and Galician speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Galician regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Galician is regulated by Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega). Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Galician Language History.
Afrikaans and Galician Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Galician continents in which Afrikaans and Galician speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Galician. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Galician 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 Galician 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.
Galician Interesting Facts:
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Portuguese Language and derived from Latin.