Croatian and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
South Africa
National Language
Austria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
- 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
Serbain and Bosnian
Dutch Language
Derived From
Church Slavonic
Dutch Language
Croatian and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Croatian and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Croatian and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Croatian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Croatian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Croatian and Afrikaans Regulators
Croatian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Croatian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics regulates Croatian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Croatian and Afrikaans Language History.
Croatian and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Croatian and Afrikaans continents in which Croatian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Croatian and Afrikaans. Most of the Croatian speaking countries lie in 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 Croatian and Afrikaans languages:
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
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.
The Croatian language was derived from Church Slavonic and is similar to Serbain and Bosnian whereas Croatian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.