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Afrikaans and Malayalam Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language

Afrikaans vs Malayalam Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Afrikaans and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Afrikaans and Malayalam Regulators

Afrikaans and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Malayalam Language History.

Afrikaans and Malayalam Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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

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