Hungarian and German Speaking countries
- Hungarian language has only preserved most of its ancient elements.
- 'Magyar' is the Hungarian name for the language, the 'Magyar' is also used as an English word to refer to Hungarian people.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Hungarian and German as Minority Language
In Hungarian and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Hungarian and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Hungarian as minority language: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
If you want to compare Hungarian and German dialects, then you can go to Hungarian vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Hungarian and German Regulators
Hungarian and German speaking countries provide you Hungarian and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. known, Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelvtudományi Intézete) regulates Hungarian language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Hungarian and German Language History.
Hungarian and German Continents
Thinking about Hungarian and German continents in which Hungarian and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Hungarian and German. Most of the Hungarian speaking countries lie in Africa, Europe. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Hungarian and German languages:
Hungarian Interesting Facts:
- Hungarian language has only preserved most of its ancient elements.
- 'Magyar' is the Hungarian name for the language, the 'Magyar' is also used as an English word to refer to Hungarian people.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
The Hungarian language was derived from East and South Slavic Languages and is similar to Mansi and Khanty Languages whereas Hungarian language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.