Afrikaans and Japanese Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
Japan
National Language
South Africa
Japan
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Palau
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Afrikaans and Japanese as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Japanese 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.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Japanese dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Japanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Japanese Regulators
Afrikaans and Japanese speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Japanese Language History.
Afrikaans and Japanese Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Japanese continents in which Afrikaans and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Japanese. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese 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.
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Korean Language and derived from Not Available.