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Xhosa and Maithili Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
India, Nepal
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
India, Nepal
1.4 Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Nepal
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 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.
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
1.9 Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Bhojpuri Language
1.10 Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available

Xhosa vs Maithili Countries

Comparing Xhosa vs Maithili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Xhosa and Maithili languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Maithili is official language is 2

Find if Xhosa and Maithili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Xhosa and Maithili speaking countries will give you the presence of Xhosa and Maithili languages in different countries. Along with Xhosa vs Maithili countries, you can also compare Xhosa vs Maithili.

Xhosa and Maithili as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Maithili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Maithili 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.
  • Maithili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Xhosa and Maithili Regulators

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

Xhosa and Maithili Continents

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

Maithili Interesting Facts:

  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.

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 Bhojpuri Language and derived from Not Available.