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Estonian and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Estonian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Estonia, European Union   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Estonia, Gambia   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  
  • 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
Finnish   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Estonian and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Estonian and Xhosa Regulators

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

Estonian and Xhosa Continents

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

Estonian Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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

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