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Chinese and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
51
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Taiwan
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Chinese vs Xhosa Countries

Comparing Chinese vs Xhosa countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Chinese and Xhosa languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

Find if Chinese and Xhosa are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Chinese and Xhosa speaking countries will give you the presence of Chinese and Xhosa languages in different countries. Along with Chinese vs Xhosa countries, you can also compare Chinese vs Xhosa.

Chinese and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Chinese and Xhosa Regulators

Chinese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Chinese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Chinese and Xhosa Language History.

Chinese and Xhosa Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

  • 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.

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