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Norwegian and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Countries

Countries

Norway
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

Norway
South Africa

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Europe, South America
Africa

Minority Language

Nynorsk
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

Norwegian Language Council
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

Similar To

Swedish and Danish Languages
Dutch Language

Derived From

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Dutch Language

Norwegian vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Norwegian and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

If you want to compare Norwegian and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Norwegian and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Norwegian and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Norwegian and Afrikaans continents in which Norwegian and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Afrikaans. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Afrikaans languages:

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

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 Norwegian language was derived from and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.