Macedonian and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Macedonia
South Africa
National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Albania, Romania, Serbia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
- 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
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Macedonian and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Macedonian and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Macedonian and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Macedonian as minority language: Albania, Romania, Serbia.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Macedonian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Macedonian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Macedonian and Afrikaans Regulators
Macedonian and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Macedonian and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov" regulates Macedonian language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Macedonian and Afrikaans Language History.
Macedonian and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Macedonian and Afrikaans continents in which Macedonian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Macedonian and Afrikaans. Most of the Macedonian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Macedonian and Afrikaans languages:
Macedonian Interesting Facts:
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
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 Macedonian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages whereas Macedonian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.