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Malagasy and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Madagascar
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  • 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
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Malagasy vs Xhosa Countries

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

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

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

Malagasy and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

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

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

Malagasy and Xhosa Regulators

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

Malagasy and Xhosa Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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