About Arabic Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Arabic language is spoken in a large area that includes North Africa and other parts of the world. This language is also widely popular in Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East. It is the language of the Quran and Muslims can read it with translations too. Quran is the sacred book of Islam that teaches us the way of living our life. Arabic is the language of Muslims that is divided into three forms. The three popular forms include classic and modern Arabic. The native speakers of Arabic are 350 million in number. There are around 32 varieties of Arabic but even the native speakers cannot differentiate among all. This language has influenced many other languages that including Turkish, Hindi, and Urdu. Currently Arabic is the language of 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. It is written beautifully in Arabic alphabets. However, there is no standard orthography.
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.
