Chinese and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
  
South Africa
  
National Language
China, Taiwan
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
  
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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.
  
Similar To
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
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.