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Kannada and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Second Language
Goa   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Kannada and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Kannada and Xhosa Regulators

Kannada and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Kannada and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Kannada and Xhosa Language History.

Kannada and Xhosa Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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