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 Sinhala Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language. It is primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people. The language is spoken in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala speakers form the largest ethnic group on the island. It is spoken by around 16 million. Sinhala is the first language by other people in Sri Lanka. The Sinhala script is one of the Brahmic scripts and is closely related to the Kadamba script. Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka. The language has played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Sinhala has the closest relatives in the form of the Vedda language. It is spoken by a minority of Sri Lankans. Sinhala origin comes from the Old Sinhala and has borrowed various aspects into the Indo-Aryan substrate. It is also similar to the Maldivian language.
