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Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Second Language
Goa   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Dutch Language   

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Kannada and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Kannada and Afrikaans Regulators

Kannada and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Kannada and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Kannada and Afrikaans Language History.

Kannada and Afrikaans Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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