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Santali and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Santali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

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.
  

Similar To
Munda Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

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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:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

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.

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