Xhosa and German Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
  
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
  
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:
- 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.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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.