Turkish and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
South Africa
National Language
Turkey
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Turkish Language Association
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
- 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
Azerbaijani Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Turkish and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Turkish and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Turkish and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Turkish and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Turkish vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Turkish and Afrikaans Regulators
Turkish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Turkish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Turkish Language Association regulates Turkish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Turkish and Afrikaans Language History.
Turkish and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Turkish and Afrikaans continents in which Turkish and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Turkish and Afrikaans. Most of the Turkish speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Turkish and Afrikaans languages:
Turkish Interesting Facts:
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
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 Turkish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Azerbaijani Language whereas Turkish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.