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Afrikaans and French Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
32
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
France
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Africa, Canada
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Italian Language
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin

Afrikaans vs French Countries

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

  • Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.
  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where French is official language is 32

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

Afrikaans and French as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and French 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.
  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

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

Afrikaans and French Regulators

Afrikaans and French speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and French Language History.

Afrikaans and French Continents

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

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.

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