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Hausa and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Hausa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
South Africa   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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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:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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.

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