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Oriya 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
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  • 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
Bengali and Assamese
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language

Oriya vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Oriya and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

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

Oriya and Afrikaans Regulators

Oriya and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Oriya and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Oriya is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Oriya and Afrikaans Language History.

Oriya and Afrikaans Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

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 Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.