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Burmese and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Burmese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Myanmar   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Myanmar   
South Africa   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Mon   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
  • 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
Thai Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Pali Language   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Burmese and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Burmese as minority language: Mon.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Burmese and Xhosa Regulators

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

Burmese and Xhosa Continents

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

Burmese Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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