Arabic and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Arabic

Afrikaans

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

231

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1.3 National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Namibia, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

1.8 Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

1.9 Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Dutch Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Dutch Language

Arabic vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing Arabic vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Arabic and Afrikaans languages.

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

Find if Arabic and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Arabic and Afrikaans speaking countries will give you the presence of Arabic and Afrikaans languages in different countries. Along with Arabic vs Afrikaans countries, you can also compare Arabic vs Afrikaans.

Arabic and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Arabic and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If you want to compare Arabic and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Arabic and Afrikaans Regulators

Arabic and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Arabic and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Arabic and Afrikaans Language History.

Arabic and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Afrikaans continents in which Arabic and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Afrikaans. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Afrikaans 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 Arabic and Afrikaans languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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.

The Arabic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.