Nepali and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
India, Nepal
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Nepal
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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
Hindi
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Nepali and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Nepali and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Nepali and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Xhosa Regulators
Nepali and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Nepali and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Nepali and Xhosa Language History.
Nepali and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Xhosa continents in which Nepali and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Xhosa. Most of the Nepali 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 Nepali and Xhosa languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
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 Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.