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Afrikaans and Konkani Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
India
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Govenment of Goa
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.
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Marathi
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language

Afrikaans vs Konkani Countries

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Konkani as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Konkani 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.
  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Afrikaans and Konkani Regulators

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

Afrikaans and Konkani Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.