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 Kinyarwanda Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Kinyarwanda is the official language of Rwanda. It is a popular dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken by native speakers. This language is also spoken in the Republic of the Congo and many other parts of Southern Uganda. You will be surprised to know that its writing system is Latin. There are around seven dialects of Kinyarwanda that include Bufumbwa; Bwisha; Hutu; Igikiga; Mulenge; Rufumbir and Rutwa. The native speakers of this language are 9.8 million. Kinyarwanda is from the Bantu and Niger-Congo language family. This language is closely related to Kirundi while the spelling system is Roman Catholic. The basic vowels and consonants are few while the sound of this language is very unique. You can easily distinguish by the tone that is high and low.
