Greek and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Greek and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Greek and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Greek and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Greek vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Greek and Xhosa Regulators
Greek and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Greek and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Greek and Xhosa Language History.
Greek and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Greek and Xhosa continents in which Greek and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Greek and Xhosa. Most of the Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Greek and Xhosa languages:
Greek Interesting Facts:
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
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 Greek language was derived from Latin and is similar to Armenian whereas Greek language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.