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Galician and Afrikaans Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Galicia
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Galicia
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  • 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
Portuguese Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language

Galician vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Galician and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

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

Galician and Afrikaans Regulators

Galician and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Galician and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega) regulates Galician language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Galician and Afrikaans Language History.

Galician and Afrikaans Continents

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

Galician Interesting Facts:

  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

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 Galician language was derived from Latin and is similar to Portuguese Language whereas Galician language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.