Afrikaans and Kannada Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Afrikaans and Kannada as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Kannada 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.
- Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Kannada dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Kannada Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Kannada Regulators
Afrikaans and Kannada speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Kannada Language History.
Afrikaans and Kannada Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Kannada continents in which Afrikaans and Kannada speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Kannada. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Kannada 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 Kannada 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.
Kannada Interesting Facts:
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Telugu and derived from Sanskrit Language.