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French and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
321
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
France
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Africa, Canada
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Italian Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language

French vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing French vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak French and Afrikaans languages.

  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
  • Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where French is official language is 32 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

Find if French and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of French and Afrikaans speaking countries will give you the presence of French and Afrikaans languages in different countries. Along with French vs Afrikaans countries, you can also compare French vs Afrikaans.

French and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

French and Afrikaans Regulators

French and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you French and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, French and Afrikaans Language History.

French and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about French and Afrikaans continents in which French and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Afrikaans. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French and Afrikaans languages:

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.