Afrikaans and Turkish Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
South Africa
Turkey
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Afrikaans and Turkish as Minority Language
In Afrikaans and Turkish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Turkish 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.
- Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.
If you want to compare Afrikaans and Turkish dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Turkish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Afrikaans and Turkish Regulators
Afrikaans and Turkish speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Turkish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Turkish is regulated by Turkish Language Association. Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Turkish Language History.
Afrikaans and Turkish Continents
Thinking about Afrikaans and Turkish continents in which Afrikaans and Turkish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Turkish. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Turkish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Turkish 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.
Turkish Interesting Facts:
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Azerbaijani Language and derived from Not Available.