Xhosa and Greek as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Greek speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Greek 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.
- Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Greek dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Greek Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Greek Regulators
Xhosa and Greek speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Greek regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Greek is regulated by Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας). Also get to learn, Xhosa and Greek Language History.
Xhosa and Greek Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Greek continents in which Xhosa and Greek speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Greek. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Greek 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.
Greek Interesting Facts:
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
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 Armenian and derived from Latin.