Oriya and Xhosa Speaking countries

Oriya and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

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

Oriya and Xhosa Regulators

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

Oriya and Xhosa Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

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