Sinhalese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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.

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.