Countries
South Africa
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
South Africa
Spain
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
French Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin
Afrikaans and Spanish as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Spanish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Spanish 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.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Spanish dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Spanish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Spanish Regulators
Afrikaans and Spanish speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Spanish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Spanish is regulated by Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Spanish Language History.
Afrikaans and Spanish Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Spanish continents in which Afrikaans and Spanish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Spanish. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish 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.
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to French Language and derived from Latin.