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Maithili and Afrikaans Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Nepal
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India, Nepal
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Nepal
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language

Maithili vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Maithili and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Maithili 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 Maithili and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Maithili vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maithili and Afrikaans Regulators

Maithili and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Maithili and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maithili is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Maithili and Afrikaans Language History.

Maithili and Afrikaans Continents

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

Maithili Interesting Facts:

  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.

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 Maithili language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Bhojpuri Language whereas Maithili language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.