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Filipino and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Filipino Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
South Africa   

Second Language
Philippines   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Dutch Language   

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Filipino and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Filipino 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 Filipino and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Filipino vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Filipino and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Filipino and Afrikaans Continents

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

Filipino Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Filipino language was derived from Spanish Language and is similar to Tagalog Language whereas Filipino language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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