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Sinhalese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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
Maldivian Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language

Sinhalese vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Sinhalese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Sinhalese and Afrikaans Regulators

Sinhalese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Afrikaans Language History.

Sinhalese and Afrikaans Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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 Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.