Xhosa and Kirundi Speaking countries

Xhosa and Kirundi as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Kirundi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Kirundi as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Xhosa and Kirundi Regulators

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

Xhosa and Kirundi Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

• Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
• Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

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 Kinyarwanda Language and derived from Not Available.