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Xhosa and German Speaking countries


German and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
South Africa   
Germany   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
North Dakota, United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Council for German Orthography   

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.
  
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Albanian Languages   

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Xhosa and German as Minority Language

In Xhosa and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and German 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.
  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

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

Xhosa and German Regulators

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

Xhosa and German Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

German 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 Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.

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