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Hausa and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Hausa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
South Africa   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

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Hausa and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Hausa and Afrikaans Regulators

Hausa and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Hausa and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hausa is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Hausa and Afrikaans Language History.

Hausa and Afrikaans Continents

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

Hausa Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Hausa language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Hausa language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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