Gujarati and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
NA
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Gujarati and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Gujarati and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Gujarati and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Gujarati and Afrikaans Regulators
Gujarati and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Gujarati and Afrikaans Language History.
Gujarati and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Gujarati and Afrikaans continents in which Gujarati and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Afrikaans. Most of the Gujarati speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Gujarati and Afrikaans languages:
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
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 Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.