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Afrikaans and English Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
33
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
1.8 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.
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
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1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin

Afrikaans vs English Countries

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

  • Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.
  • English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where English is official language is 33

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

Afrikaans and English as Minority Language

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

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • English as minority language: South Africa.

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

Afrikaans and English Regulators

Afrikaans and English speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and English regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.English is not regulated. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and English Language History.

Afrikaans and English Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and English continents in which Afrikaans and English speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and English. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 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.

English Interesting Facts:

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Not Available and derived from Latin.