Xhosa and Javanese Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
  
Indonesia
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
  
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.
  
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Not Available
  
Xhosa and Javanese as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Javanese 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.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Javanese Regulators
Xhosa and Javanese speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Javanese Language History.
Xhosa and Javanese Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Javanese continents in which Xhosa and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Javanese. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Javanese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Javanese 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.
Javanese Interesting Facts:
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
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 Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.