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English and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and English Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
1   
14

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
South Africa   

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
South Africa   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Latin   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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English and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • English as minority language: South Africa.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

English and Xhosa Regulators

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

English and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about English and Xhosa continents in which English and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on English and Xhosa. Most of the English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English and Xhosa languages:

English Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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

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