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Kirundi and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Kirundi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Burma   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Kirundi and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Kirundi and Xhosa Regulators

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

Kirundi and Xhosa Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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