Irish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Irish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

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

Irish and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Irish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Irish Interesting Facts:

• In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
• There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.

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 Irish language was derived from and is similar to Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages whereas Irish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.