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 Georgian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Georgian is the official language of Georgia and is widely spoken there. It is serving as the literary language for the speakers. Around 87.6% of native speakers speak this language while the number of speakers in the rest of the world is four million in total. The standard Georgian is based on the Kartlian dialect. Over the last few centuries, this language has got a strong influence on the other dialects too. As a result, it is mutually intelligible with one and another. Georgian is also related to Zan languages (Megrelian and Laz). This language also contains a large number of harmonic clusters. It also involves two consonants that are similar in type. However, they are pronounced with a single release only. For example ბგერა bgera (sound), ცხოვრება tskhovreba (life), and წყალი ts’q’Ali (water).
