Polish and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Poland
South Africa
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Polish and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Polish and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Polish and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Polish and Afrikaans Regulators
Polish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Polish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Polish and Afrikaans Language History.
Polish and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Polish and Afrikaans continents in which Polish and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Afrikaans. Most of the Polish 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 Polish and Afrikaans languages:
Polish Interesting Facts:
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
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 Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.