Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
South Africa
  
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
  
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:
- 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 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 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.