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Italian and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
71
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language

Italian vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Italian is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Italian and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Italian as minority language: Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Italian and Afrikaans Regulators

Italian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Italian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran) regulates Italian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Italian and Afrikaans Language History.

Italian and Afrikaans Continents

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

Italian Interesting Facts:

  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.

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 Italian language was derived from Latin and is similar to French and Portuguese Languages whereas Italian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.