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Afrikaans
Afrikaans

Igbo
Igbo



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Afrikaans and Igbo Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

South Africa
Nigeria

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

South Africa
Nigeria

Second Language

Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea

Regulated By

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture

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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

Similar To

Dutch Language
Yoruba and Hausa Languages

Derived From

Dutch Language
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Afrikaans vs Igbo Countries

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Igbo as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Igbo 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.
  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.

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

Afrikaans and Igbo Regulators

Afrikaans and Igbo speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Igbo Language History.

Afrikaans and Igbo Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Yoruba and Hausa Languages and derived from .