German and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
South Africa
National Language
Germany
South Africa
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Dutch Language
German and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In German and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare German and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to German vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Afrikaans Regulators
German and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you German and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, German and Afrikaans Language History.
German and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about German and Afrikaans continents in which German and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Afrikaans. Most of the German 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 German and Afrikaans languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.