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 Samoan Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Samoan is the official language of the Samoan Islands that comprises Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is also the official language in both jurisdictions. Samoan is a Polynesian language where a population of 260,000 people currently reside. The writing system is of Latin Samoan alphabet and Samoan braille. The native speakers of Samoan include 510,000. If we talk about the vowel length it is phonemic in Samoan. It features five different vowels and has a long form that is denoted by a macron. For example, Tama means a child or a little boy while Tama means father. A lot of foreign words are included in Samoan phonology. The verbs are formed from nouns that will generally end with a. Just like many other Austronesian languages, Samoan features singular, dual, and plural.
