Turkish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Turkish

Afrikaans

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Countries

Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey

South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

111

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National Language

Turkey

South Africa

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Namibia, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Africa

Minority Language

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Regulated By

Turkish Language Association

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

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

Azerbaijani Language

Dutch Language

Derived From

Dutch Language

Turkish vs Afrikaans Countries

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

Turkish Speaking Countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey.
Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Turkish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.
Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Turkish and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Turkish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Turkish Interesting Facts:

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

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 Turkish language was derived from and is similar to Azerbaijani Language whereas Turkish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.