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Xhosa and Balochi Speaking countries


Balochi and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
South Africa   
Iran   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

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Xhosa and Balochi as Minority Language

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

  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
  • Balochi as minority language: India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.

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

Xhosa and Balochi Regulators

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

Xhosa and Balochi Continents

Thinking about Xhosa and Balochi continents in which Xhosa and Balochi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Balochi. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Balochi speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Xhosa and Balochi languages:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Balochi Interesting Facts:

The Xhosa language was derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages and is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele whereas Xhosa language is similar to Kurdish and Persian and derived from Ancient Indo-Iranian Language.

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