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Punjabi and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Punjabi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
South Africa   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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 Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Punjabi and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Punjabi and Xhosa Regulators

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

Punjabi and Xhosa Continents

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

Punjabi Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Punjabi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi Language whereas Punjabi language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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