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Igbo and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Igbo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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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Igbo and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Igbo and Afrikaans Regulators

Igbo and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Igbo and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Igbo and Afrikaans Language History.

Igbo and Afrikaans Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

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

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