Indonesian and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Xhosa Regulators
Indonesian and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Xhosa Language History.
Indonesian and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Xhosa continents in which Indonesian and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Xhosa. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian and Xhosa languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.