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Malagasy and Afrikaans Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Madagascar
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy 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.
1.9 Similar To
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Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
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Dutch Language

Malagasy vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Malagasy and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

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

Malagasy and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Malagasy and Afrikaans Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy 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 Malagasy language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Malagasy language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.

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