Norwegian and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Norway
South Africa
National Language
Norway
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Norwegian and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Norwegian and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Norwegian and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Norwegian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Norwegian and Afrikaans Regulators
Norwegian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Norwegian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Norwegian Language Council regulates Norwegian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Norwegian and Afrikaans Language History.
Norwegian and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Norwegian and Afrikaans continents in which Norwegian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Afrikaans. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Afrikaans languages:
Norwegian Interesting Facts:
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
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 Norwegian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.