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Greek and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Roman Empire
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  • 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
Armenian
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language

Greek vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Greek is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Greek and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Greek and Afrikaans Regulators

Greek and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Greek and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Greek and Afrikaans Language History.

Greek and Afrikaans Continents

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

Greek Interesting Facts:

  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

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 Greek language was derived from Latin and is similar to Armenian whereas Greek language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.