Afrikaans and Igbo Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Equatorial Guinea
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Igbo as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Igbo 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.
- Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Igbo dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Igbo Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Igbo Regulators
Afrikaans and Igbo speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Igbo Language History.
Afrikaans and Igbo Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Igbo continents in which Afrikaans and Igbo speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Igbo. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Igbo 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 Igbo 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.
Igbo Interesting Facts:
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
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