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Basque and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Basque Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
-  
Dutch Language  

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Basque and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Basque and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Basque and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Basque as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Basque and Afrikaans Regulators

Basque and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Basque and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee regulates Basque language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Basque and Afrikaans Language History.

Basque and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Basque and Afrikaans continents in which Basque and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Basque and Afrikaans. Most of the Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Afrikaans 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 Basque and Afrikaans languages:

Basque Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Basque language was derived from and is similar to Spanish whereas Basque language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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