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Indonesian and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Countries

Countries

Indonesia
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

Indonesia
South Africa

Second Language

East Timor, Indonesia
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa

Minority Language

Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  • 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

Malay language
Dutch Language

Derived From

Malay and Dutch Languages
Dutch Language

Indonesian vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Indonesian and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Indonesian and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Indonesian and Afrikaans Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.