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Indonesian and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Indonesia
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Indonesia
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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1.8 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 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
Malay language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Indonesian vs Xhosa Countries

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

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

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

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.