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Nepali and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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   

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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:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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.

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