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Punjabi and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Punjabi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
South Africa   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

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.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Dutch Language   

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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:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

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.

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