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Javanese and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Javanese and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Javanese and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Javanese and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

If you want to compare Javanese and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Javanese vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Javanese and Xhosa Regulators

Javanese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Javanese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Javanese and Xhosa Language History.

Javanese and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Javanese and Xhosa continents in which Javanese and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Javanese and Xhosa. Most of the Javanese 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 Javanese and Xhosa languages:

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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