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Hausa and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Nigeria
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Hausa vs Xhosa Countries

Comparing Hausa vs Xhosa countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Hausa and Xhosa languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Hausa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

Find if Hausa and Xhosa are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Hausa and Xhosa speaking countries will give you the presence of Hausa and Xhosa languages in different countries. Along with Hausa vs Xhosa countries, you can also compare Hausa vs Xhosa.

Hausa and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Hausa and Xhosa Regulators

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

Hausa and Xhosa Continents

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

Hausa Interesting Facts:

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.

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