Hindi and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Fiji, India
  
South Africa
  
National Language
India
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
- 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
Urdu
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Dutch Language
  
Hindi and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Hindi and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Hindi and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Hindi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Hindi and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Hindi vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Hindi and Afrikaans Regulators
Hindi and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Hindi and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Central Hindi Directorate regulates Hindi language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Hindi and Afrikaans Language History.
Hindi and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Hindi and Afrikaans continents in which Hindi and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Hindi and Afrikaans. Most of the Hindi speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Hindi and Afrikaans languages:
Hindi Interesting Facts:
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
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 Hindi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Urdu whereas Hindi language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.