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Xhosa and Sinhalese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Sri Lanka
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Sri Lanka
1.4 Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Sri Lanka
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
1.9 Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Maldivian Language
1.10 Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language

Xhosa vs Sinhalese Countries

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

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

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

Xhosa and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

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

Xhosa and Sinhalese Regulators

Xhosa and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Xhosa and Sinhalese Language History.

Xhosa and Sinhalese Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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 Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.