Oriya and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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.

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.