Tagalog and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Filipinos
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Tagalog and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tagalog and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Tagalog and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Tagalog vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tagalog and Afrikaans Regulators
Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Afrikaans Language History.
Tagalog and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Tagalog and Afrikaans continents in which Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Afrikaans. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Afrikaans languages:
Tagalog Interesting Facts:
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
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 Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.