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Pashto and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Pashto Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

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Pashto and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Pashto as minority language: Pakistan.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Pashto and Afrikaans Regulators

Pashto and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Pashto and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan) regulates Pashto language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Pashto and Afrikaans Language History.

Pashto and Afrikaans Continents

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

Pashto Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Pashto language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages whereas Pashto language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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