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Xhosa and Nepali Speaking countries


Nepali and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Nepal   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
People's Republic of China   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Language Academy of Nepal   

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.
  
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Hindi   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

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Xhosa and Nepali as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Nepali 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.
  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.

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

Xhosa and Nepali Regulators

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

Xhosa and Nepali Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Nepali Interesting Facts:

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 Hindi and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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