Afrikaans and Hindi Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Fiji, India
  
National Language
South Africa
  
India
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Central Hindi Directorate
  
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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Urdu
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Afrikaans and Hindi as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Hindi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Hindi 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.
- Hindi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Hindi dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Hindi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Hindi Regulators
Afrikaans and Hindi speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Hindi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Hindi is regulated by Central Hindi Directorate. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Hindi Language History.
Afrikaans and Hindi Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Hindi continents in which Afrikaans and Hindi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Hindi. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Hindi speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Hindi 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.
Hindi Interesting Facts:
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Urdu and derived from Sanskrit Language.