Portuguese and Xhosa Speaking countries

Portuguese vs Xhosa Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Portuguese and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Portuguese and Xhosa Regulators

Portuguese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Xhosa Language History.

Portuguese and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Xhosa continents in which Portuguese and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Xhosa. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese and Xhosa languages:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

• Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
• The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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 Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.