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Estonian and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Estonian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Estonia, European Union   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Estonia, Gambia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  
  • 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
Finnish   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

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Estonian and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Estonian and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Estonian and Afrikaans Continents

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

Estonian Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Estonian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Finnish whereas Estonian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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