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Basque and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Basque Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
France, Spain   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Basque and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

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

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

Basque and Xhosa Regulators

Basque and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Basque and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee regulates Basque language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Basque and Xhosa Language History.

Basque and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Basque and Xhosa continents in which Basque and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Basque and Xhosa. Most of the Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Basque and Xhosa languages:

Basque Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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

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