Konkani and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Konkani and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Konkani and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani 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 Konkani and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Konkani and Afrikaans Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.