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Hausa and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Nigeria
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

Gambia, Nigeria
South Africa

Second Language

Nigeria
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa

Minority Language

Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  • 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

Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Dutch Language

Derived From

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Dutch Language

Hausa vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Hausa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Hausa and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Hausa and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Hausa and Afrikaans Continents

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

Hausa Interesting Facts:

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.

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 Hausa language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Igbo Languages whereas Hausa language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.