Afrikaans and Santali Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
India
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  
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.
  
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Munda Language
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Santali as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Santali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Santali 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.
- Santali as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Santali dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Santali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Santali Regulators
Afrikaans and Santali speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Santali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Santali is not regulated. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Santali Language History.
Afrikaans and Santali Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Santali continents in which Afrikaans and Santali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Santali. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Santali 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 Santali 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.
Santali Interesting Facts:
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Munda Language and derived from Not Available.