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Zulu and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  • 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
Xhosa Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Zulu vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Zulu and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Zulu and Afrikaans Regulators

Zulu and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Zulu and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Zulu and Afrikaans Language History.

Zulu and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Afrikaans continents in which Zulu and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Afrikaans. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Zulu and Afrikaans languages:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

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 Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.