Afrikaans and Lithuanian Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
European Union, Lithuania
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Lithuania
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
  
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.
  
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Latvian
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Lithuanian as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Lithuanian 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.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Lithuanian Regulators
Afrikaans and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Lithuanian Language History.
Afrikaans and Lithuanian Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Lithuanian continents in which Afrikaans and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Lithuanian. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian 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.
Lithuanian Interesting Facts:
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.