Swedish and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
South Africa
National Language
Sweden
South Africa
Second Language
Finland
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Dutch Language
Swedish and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Swedish and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swedish and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Swedish and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Swedish vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swedish and Afrikaans Regulators
Swedish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Swedish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council regulates Swedish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Swedish and Afrikaans Language History.
Swedish and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Swedish and Afrikaans continents in which Swedish and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swedish and Afrikaans. Most of the Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. 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 Swedish and Afrikaans languages:
Swedish Interesting Facts:
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
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 Swedish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language whereas Swedish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.