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Dzongkha and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Dzongkha Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Bhutan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bhutan   
South Africa   

Second Language
India   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
India   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • 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
Sikkimese Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Dzongkha and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Dzongkha as minority language: India.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Dzongkha and Xhosa Regulators

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

Dzongkha and Xhosa Continents

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

Dzongkha Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Dzongkha language was derived from Tibetan Language and is similar to Sikkimese Language whereas Dzongkha language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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