Maori and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Maori and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Maori and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Maori and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Maori and Afrikaans continents in which Maori and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maori and Afrikaans. Most of the Maori speaking countries lie in Australia, Oceania. 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 Maori and Afrikaans languages:

Maori Interesting Facts:

• "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
• The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.

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 Maori language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tahitian Language whereas Maori language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.