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Afrikaans and Malagasy Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Madagascar
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
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
Not Available
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.
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
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1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
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Afrikaans vs Malagasy Countries

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Malagasy as Minority Language

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

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

Afrikaans and Malagasy Regulators

Afrikaans and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Malagasy Language History.

Afrikaans and Malagasy Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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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