Polish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Polish

Afrikaans

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

European Union, Poland

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Poland

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine

Namibia, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

1.7 Regulated By

Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

1.8 Interesting Facts

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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

Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages

Dutch Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Dutch Language

Polish vs Afrikaans Countries

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

Polish Speaking Countries: European Union, Poland.
Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Polish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Polish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Polish and Afrikaans Regulators

Polish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Polish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Polish and Afrikaans Language History.

Polish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Polish Interesting Facts:

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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 Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.