Countries
South Africa
Turkey, Uzbekistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
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National Language
South Africa
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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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.
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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