Igbo and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
- 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
  
Igbo and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Igbo and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Igbo and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Igbo and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Igbo vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Igbo and Xhosa Regulators
Igbo and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Igbo and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Igbo and Xhosa Language History.
Igbo and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Igbo and Xhosa continents in which Igbo and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Xhosa. Most of the Igbo 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 Igbo and Xhosa languages:
Igbo Interesting Facts:
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
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 Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.