Tamil and Xhosa Speaking countries

Tamil

Xhosa

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Lesotho, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Botswana, Lesotho

1.7 Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

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

Malayalam

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Tamil vs Xhosa Countries

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

Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.
Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Tamil and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Tamil and Xhosa Regulators

Tamil and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Tamil and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tamil and Xhosa Language History.

Tamil and Xhosa Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

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 Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.