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Afrikaans and Irish Speaking countries


Irish and Afrikaans Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Ireland   

Second Language
Namibia, South Africa   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Dutch Language   
Not Available   

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Afrikaans and Irish as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Irish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Irish 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.
  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.

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

Afrikaans and Irish Regulators

Afrikaans and Irish speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Irish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Irish is regulated by Foras na Gaeilge. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Irish Language History.

Afrikaans and Irish Continents

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

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Irish Interesting Facts:

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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