Xhosa and Marathi Speaking countries

Xhosa and Marathi as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Marathi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Xhosa and Marathi Regulators

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

Xhosa and Marathi Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

• Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
• Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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 Konkani Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.