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Tagalog and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Philippines
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Philippines
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Filipinos
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Tagalog vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Tagalog and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If you want to compare Tagalog and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Tagalog vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Tagalog and Afrikaans Regulators

Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Afrikaans Language History.

Tagalog and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Tagalog and Afrikaans continents in which Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Afrikaans. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Afrikaans languages:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".

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 Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.