Nepali and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Nepali and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Nepali and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Afrikaans Regulators
Nepali and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Nepali and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Nepali and Afrikaans Language History.
Nepali and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Afrikaans continents in which Nepali and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Afrikaans. Most of the Nepali 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 Nepali and Afrikaans languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
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 Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.