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Somali and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Somali vs Xhosa Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Somali and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Somali and Xhosa Regulators

Somali and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Somali and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Xhosa Language History.

Somali and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Somali and Xhosa continents in which Somali and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Xhosa. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali and Xhosa languages:

Somali Interesting Facts:

  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

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 Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.