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Irish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
European Union, Ireland
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Ireland
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Ireland
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
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Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Irish vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing Irish vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Irish and Afrikaans languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Irish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

Find if Irish and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Irish and Afrikaans speaking countries will give you the presence of Irish and Afrikaans languages in different countries. Along with Irish vs Afrikaans countries, you can also compare Irish vs Afrikaans.

Irish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Irish and Afrikaans Regulators

Irish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Irish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Irish and Afrikaans Language History.

Irish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Irish Interesting Facts:

  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.

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