Countries
South Africa
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Total No. Of Countries
17
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National Language
South Africa
Germany
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Albanian Languages