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Xhosa and Oromo Speaking countries


Oromo and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Oromo as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Oromo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Oromo 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.
  • Oromo as minority language: Somalia.

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

Xhosa and Oromo Regulators

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

Xhosa and Oromo Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Oromo 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 Somali Language and derived from Not Available.

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