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 Malagasy Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Malagasy is an Austronesian language that is the national language of Madagascar. It is one of the Barito languages that is also related to the Ma’anyan language. You will be surprised to know that it is still spleen in Borneo. Malagasy is greatly inspired by Malay and Javanese words during the time of trading between Madagascar and the Sunda Islands. During the 1000 AD, this language also included Bantu and other Arabic words. Malagasy is spoken by 25 million in Madagascar and Comoros. This language is divided into two different dialects that are the Eastern and the Western. Merina dialect is the basis of this language while standard Malagasy is the other popular dialect. This language is based on the Sorabe, Latin, and Arabic scripts. The vowels include close, mid, and open types while the verbs have three productive voice forms.
