Filipino and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
  
South Africa
  
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
  
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:
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
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 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.