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 Somali Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Somali is an Afroasiatic language and it belongs to the Cushitic branch. The language is spoken by Somalians. Somali is the official language of Somalia, Somaliland, and is widely spoken by Ethiopia. It is the national language in Djibouti and is also spoken in northeastern Kenya. The Somali language is written in the Latin alphabet and has an Arabic alphabet as well. Osmanya and the Borama script are used to write the Somali language. Somali is widely spoken in the region and is followed by Oromo and Afar. There are approximately 21.8 million speakers of Somali. The language is spread in Greater Somalia. It is spoken by around 7.8 million. People living in Somalia speak the language on daily basis. About 95% of the country's inhabitants speak the language. The majority of the population in Djibouti speaks Somali.
