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Punjabi and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Pakistan
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  • 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
Hindi Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language

Punjabi vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Punjabi and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Punjabi and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Punjabi and Afrikaans Continents

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

Punjabi Interesting Facts:

  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.

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 Punjabi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi Language whereas Punjabi language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.