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Santali and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  • 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
Munda Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Santali vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Santali and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Santali as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Santali and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Santali and Afrikaans Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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 Santali language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Munda Language whereas Santali language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.