Ilocano and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Philippines
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Dutch Language
  
Ilocano and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Ilocano and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Ilocano and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Ilocano vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Ilocano and Afrikaans Regulators
Ilocano and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Afrikaans Language History.
Ilocano and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Ilocano and Afrikaans continents in which Ilocano and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Ilocano and Afrikaans. Most of the Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Afrikaans languages:
Ilocano Interesting Facts:
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
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 Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.