Home
Languagevs


Greek and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Greek Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
South Africa   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

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.
  

Similar To
Armenian   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets >>
<< Summary

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:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

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.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages