Punjabi and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
India, Pakistan
  
South Africa
  
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
  
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.