Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
South Africa
National Language
Spain
South Africa
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
- 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
French Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language
Spanish and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Spanish and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Spanish and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Spanish and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Spanish vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Spanish and Afrikaans Regulators
Spanish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Spanish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Spanish and Afrikaans Language History.
Spanish and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Spanish and Afrikaans continents in which Spanish and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Spanish and Afrikaans. Most of the Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish and Afrikaans languages:
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
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 Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.