Latvian and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Latvia
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Latvia
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
- 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
Lithuanian Language
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Dutch Language
  
Latvian and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Latvian and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Latvian 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 Latvian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Latvian and Afrikaans Regulators
Latvian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Latvian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Latvian and Afrikaans Language History.
Latvian and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Latvian and Afrikaans continents in which Latvian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and Afrikaans. Most of the Latvian 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 Latvian and Afrikaans languages:
Latvian Interesting Facts:
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
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 Latvian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.