Afrikaans and Zulu Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
South Africa
  
National Language
South Africa
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Pan South African Language Board
  
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.
  
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Xhosa Language
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Zulu as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Zulu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Zulu 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.
- Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Zulu dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Zulu Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Zulu Regulators
Afrikaans and Zulu speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Zulu Language History.
Afrikaans and Zulu Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Zulu continents in which Afrikaans and Zulu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Zulu. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Zulu 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.
Zulu Interesting Facts:
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.