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Hindi and Afrikaans Speaking countries


Afrikaans and Hindi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Dutch Language   

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Hindi and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Hindi 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 Hindi and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Hindi vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Hindi and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Hindi and Afrikaans Continents

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

Hindi Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

The Hindi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Urdu whereas Hindi language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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