Polish and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Poland
South Africa
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Polish and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Polish and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Polish and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Polish and Xhosa Regulators
Polish and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Polish and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Polish and Xhosa Language History.
Polish and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Polish and Xhosa continents in which Polish and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Xhosa. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Polish and Xhosa languages:
Polish Interesting Facts:
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
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 Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.