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Catalan and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Catalan Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
South Africa   

Second Language
Spain   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Dutch Language   

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Catalan and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Catalan as minority language: Aragon, France, Italy, Spain.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Catalan and Afrikaans Regulators

Catalan and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Catalan and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee regulates Catalan language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Catalan and Afrikaans Language History.

Catalan and Afrikaans Continents

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

Catalan Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Catalan language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language whereas Catalan language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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