Afrikaans and Croatian Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
South Africa
Austria
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Dutch Language
Church Slavonic
Afrikaans and Croatian as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Croatian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Croatian 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.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Croatian dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Croatian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Croatian Regulators
Afrikaans and Croatian speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Croatian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Croatian is regulated by Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Croatian Language History.
Afrikaans and Croatian Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Croatian continents in which Afrikaans and Croatian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Croatian. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Croatian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Croatian 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.
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Serbain and Bosnian and derived from Church Slavonic.