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Xhosa and Bhojpuri Speaking countries


Bhojpuri and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
South Africa   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

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Xhosa and Bhojpuri as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Bhojpuri speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Bhojpuri 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.
  • Bhojpuri as minority language: Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Xhosa and Bhojpuri Regulators

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

Xhosa and Bhojpuri Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Bhojpuri 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 Maithili and Magahi and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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