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Xhosa and Burmese Speaking countries


Burmese and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Myanmar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Myanmar   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Bangladesh, Burma   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Mon   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Myanmar Language Commission   

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 naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Pali Language   

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Xhosa and Burmese as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Burmese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Burmese 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.
  • Burmese as minority language: Mon.

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

Xhosa and Burmese Regulators

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

Xhosa and Burmese Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Burmese 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 Thai Language and derived from Pali Language.

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