English and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

South Africa

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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South Africa

Namibia, South Africa

Africa

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

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English vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing English vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak English and Afrikaans languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where English is official language is whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is

Find if English and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of English and Afrikaans speaking countries will give you the presence of English and Afrikaans languages in different countries. Along with English vs Afrikaans countries, you can also compare English vs Afrikaans.

English and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

English as minority language: .
Afrikaans as minority language: .

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

English and Afrikaans Regulators

English and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you English and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates English language.Afrikaans is regulated by . Also get to learn, English vs Afrikaans.

English and Afrikaans Continents

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

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The English language was derived from and is similar to whereas English language is similar to and derived from .