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Afrikaans and Madurese Speaking countries


Madurese and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
South Africa   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

Second Language
Namibia, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Dutch Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

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Afrikaans and Madurese as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Madurese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Madurese 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.
  • Madurese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Afrikaans and Madurese dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Madurese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Afrikaans and Madurese Regulators

Afrikaans and Madurese speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Madurese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Madurese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Madurese Language History.

Afrikaans and Madurese Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Madurese continents in which Afrikaans and Madurese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Madurese. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Madurese 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 Madurese languages:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Madurese Interesting Facts:

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Malay and Javanese Languages and derived from Not Available.

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