Japanese and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Japan
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Japanese and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Japanese and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Japanese and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Japanese and Xhosa Regulators
Japanese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Japanese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Japanese and Xhosa Language History.
Japanese and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Japanese and Xhosa continents in which Japanese and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Xhosa. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese and Xhosa languages:
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
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 Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.