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Xhosa and Hausa Speaking countries


Hausa and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Hausa as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Hausa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Hausa 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.
  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.

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

Xhosa and Hausa Regulators

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

Xhosa and Hausa Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Hausa 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 Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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