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Cebuano and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Cebuano Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
South Africa   

Second Language
Philippines   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Cebuano and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

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

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

Cebuano and Xhosa Regulators

Cebuano and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Cebuano and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters regulates Cebuano language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Cebuano and Xhosa Language History.

Cebuano and Xhosa Continents

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

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Cebuano language was derived from Island of Cebu and is similar to Hiligaynon Language whereas Cebuano language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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