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Kurdish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Iraq, Kurdistan
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
South Africa

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Middle East
Africa

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  • 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

Farsi Language
Dutch Language

Derived From

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Dutch Language

Kurdish vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Kurdish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Kurdish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Kurdish as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Kurdish and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Kurdish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

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 Kurdish language was derived from and is similar to Farsi Language whereas Kurdish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.