Afrikaans and Somali as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Somali 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.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Somali dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Somali Regulators
Afrikaans and Somali speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Somali Language History.
Afrikaans and Somali Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Somali continents in which Afrikaans and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Somali. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali 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.
Somali Interesting Facts:
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.