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Xhosa and French Speaking countries


French and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

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   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
South Africa   
France   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Latin   

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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:

French 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 Italian Language and derived from Latin.

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