Japanese and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
South Africa
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
Not Available
Dutch Language
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 Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.