Afrikaans and Thai Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Thailand
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
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.
  
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Afrikaans and Thai as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Thai 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.
- Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Thai dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Thai Regulators
Afrikaans and Thai speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Thai Language History.
Afrikaans and Thai Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Thai continents in which Afrikaans and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Thai. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Thai 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 Thai 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.
Thai Interesting Facts:
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.