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Konkani and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  • 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
Marathi
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language

Konkani vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Konkani and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

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

Konkani and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Konkani and Afrikaans Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.