Chinese and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa
National Language
China, Taiwan
South Africa
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
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Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Chinese and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Chinese and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Chinese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Afrikaans Regulators
Chinese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Chinese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Chinese and Afrikaans Language History.
Chinese and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Afrikaans continents in which Chinese and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Afrikaans. Most of the Chinese 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 Chinese and Afrikaans languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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 Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.