Afrikaans and Arabic Speaking countries

Afrikaans

Arabic

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Countries

South Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Total No. Of Countries

123

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National Language

South Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Second Language

Namibia, South Africa

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa

Africa, Asia

Minority Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

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.

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Similar To

Dutch Language

Amharic and Hebrew

Derived From

Dutch Language

Afrikaans vs Arabic Countries

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

Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23

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

Afrikaans and Arabic as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Arabic 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.
Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Afrikaans and Arabic Regulators

Afrikaans and Arabic speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Arabic Language History.

Afrikaans and Arabic Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Arabic continents in which Afrikaans and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Arabic. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Arabic 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.

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from .