Maltese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Maltese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Maltese and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese 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 Maltese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maltese and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Maltese and Afrikaans Continents

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

Maltese Interesting Facts:

• Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
• Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.

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 Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.