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Amharic and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Amharic Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
Not Available  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

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Amharic and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Amharic and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Amharic and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Amharic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

If you want to compare Amharic and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Amharic vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Amharic and Xhosa Regulators

Amharic and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Amharic and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Amharic is not regulated.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Amharic and Xhosa Language History.

Amharic and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Amharic and Xhosa continents in which Amharic and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Amharic and Xhosa. Most of the Amharic speaking countries lie in Africa. While Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Amharic and Xhosa languages:

Amharic Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Amharic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Amharic language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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