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Xhosa and Chewa Speaking countries


Chewa and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Zambia   

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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Chewa as Minority Language

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

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

Xhosa and Chewa Regulators

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

Xhosa and Chewa Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Chewa 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 Zulu language and derived from Not Available.

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