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Malaysian and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Malaysian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Malaysia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Dutch Language   

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Malaysian and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Malaysian and Afrikaans Regulators

Malaysian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Malaysian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka regulates Malaysian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Malaysian and Afrikaans Language History.

Malaysian and Afrikaans Continents

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

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Malaysian language was derived from Tamil Language and is similar to Indonesian Language whereas Malaysian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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