French and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
South Africa
National Language
France
South Africa
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
French and Xhosa as Minority Language
In French and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare French and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to French vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
French and Xhosa Regulators
French and Xhosa speaking countries provide you French and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, French and Xhosa Language History.
French and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about French and Xhosa continents in which French and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Xhosa. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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 French and Xhosa languages:
French Interesting Facts:
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.