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Javanese

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Javanese 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

Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa

Minority Language

Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  • 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

Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Dutch Language

Derived From

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Dutch Language

Javanese vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Javanese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Javanese and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Javanese and Afrikaans Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

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 Javanese language was derived from and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.