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Afrikaans and Santali Speaking countries


Santali and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   

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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:

Santali Interesting Facts:

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.

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