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Igbo and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Igbo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   

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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:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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.

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