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Chewa and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Chewa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Zambia   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • 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
Zulu language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Chewa and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Chewa as minority language: Zambia.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Chewa and Xhosa Regulators

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

Chewa and Xhosa Continents

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

Chewa Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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

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