Malayalam and Xhosa Speaking countries

Malayalam

Xhosa

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Lesotho, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Botswana, Lesotho

1.7 Regulated By

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Malayalam vs Xhosa Countries

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

Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.
Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Malayalam and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Malayalam and Xhosa Regulators

Malayalam and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Xhosa Language History.

Malayalam and Xhosa Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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