Malagasy and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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.

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. regulates Malagasy language.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 and is similar to Swahili and Comorian Languages whereas Malagasy language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.