Xhosa and Japanese Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Japan
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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.
  
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Not Available
  
Xhosa and Japanese as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Japanese 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.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Japanese dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Japanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Japanese Regulators
Xhosa and Japanese speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Japanese Language History.
Xhosa and Japanese Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Japanese continents in which Xhosa and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Japanese. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese 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.
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
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 Korean Language and derived from Not Available.