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Kirundi and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Kirundi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Burma   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

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Kirundi and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Kirundi vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kirundi and Afrikaans Regulators

Kirundi and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Kirundi and Afrikaans Language History.

Kirundi and Afrikaans Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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