About Afrikaans Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Afrikaans is a West Germanic language. The language is widely spoken in South Africa, Namibia. It is also spoken in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe but it is a lesser spoken language in these countries. The Afrikaans language is also called Cape Dutch. It was developed by 17th-century Dutch. Afrikaans and English are the only languages that are the official languages of South Africa. Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch, but there are clear differences between the two. It differs from Standard Dutch and has a different sound system. Afrikaans was adopted in schools in 1914. It was also the official language in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1919. distinct Afrikaans literature also gained a lot of popularity in the 20th century. The translation of the Bible is also available in Afrikaans and it was first was published in 1933.
About Esperanto Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Esperanto is the world's most widely spoken international language. It is created by Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887. The language was created to be used as the universal second language for international communication. Esperanto is spoken in Europe, East Asia, and South America. As a constructed language, Esperanto holds a middle ground between "naturalistic" constructed languages. Esperanto's vocabulary, syntax, and semantics are inspired by the Standard Average European languages. The vocabulary derives from Romance languages and is similar to many Germanic languages. The most notable features of the language are the prefixes and suffixes. The language is easy to adapt roots and can generate words, to make it possible to communicate effectively with a little set of words. Esperanto is the most successful international and has a large population of native speakers.
