About Gujarati Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Gujarati was previously known in English as Guzerati. It is an Indo-Aryan language and is spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is spoken by the Gujarati people. Gujarati belongs to the Indo-European language family. Gujarati is the official language of the state of Gujarat. It is the official language in the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Gujarati is the 6th most spoken language in India. It is spoken by 55.5 million speakers that amount to 4.5% of the Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language as of 2007. The Gujarati language is 700 years old and is spoken widely by more than 55 million people worldwide. It is also spoken by other parts of South Asia by Gujarati migrants. The language is also spoken in Bombay and Pakistan. In North America, Gujarati is one of the fastest-growing Indian languages. It is also an important Indian language in the United States and Canada. Gujaratis are the second largest of the British South Asian speech communities. It is also spoken in Southeast Africa, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa.
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.
