×

Japanese
Japanese

Afrikaans
Afrikaans



ADD
Compare
X
Japanese
X
Afrikaans

Japanese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Countries

Countries

Japan
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

11
0 46
👆🏻

National Language

Japan
South Africa

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Asia, Pacific
Africa

Minority Language

Palau
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  • 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

Korean Language
Dutch Language

Derived From

-
Dutch Language

Japanese vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Japanese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Japanese and Afrikaans Regulators

Japanese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Japanese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Japanese and Afrikaans Language History.

Japanese and Afrikaans Continents

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

Japanese Interesting Facts:

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.

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 Japanese language was derived from and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.