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Balochi and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
41
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Iran
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  • 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
Kurdish and Persian
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dutch Language

Balochi vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Balochi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Balochi and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Balochi as minority language: India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Balochi and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Balochi and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Balochi and Afrikaans continents in which Balochi and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Balochi and Afrikaans. Most of the Balochi speaking countries lie in 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 Balochi and Afrikaans languages:

Balochi Interesting Facts:

  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other 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.

The Balochi language was derived from Ancient Indo-Iranian Language and is similar to Kurdish and Persian whereas Balochi language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.