Xhosa and French Speaking countries

Xhosa

French

Add ⊕

1 Countries

1.1 Countries

South Africa

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

132

0 46

1.3 National Language

South Africa

France

1.4 Second Language

Lesotho, South Africa

Africa, Canada

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Botswana, Lesotho

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

1.8 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.

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

1.9 Similar To

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

Italian Language

1.10 Derived From

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Latin

Xhosa vs French Countries

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

Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.
French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where French is official language is 32

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

Xhosa and French as Minority Language

In Xhosa and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and French 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.
French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

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

Xhosa and French Regulators

Xhosa and French speaking countries provide you Xhosa and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Xhosa and French Language History.

Xhosa and French Continents

Thinking about Xhosa and French continents in which Xhosa and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and French. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French languages:

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.

French Interesting Facts:

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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 Italian Language and derived from Latin.