Xhosa and Slovene Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Slovenia
National Language
South Africa
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
Not Available
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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.
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Serbo-Croatian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Xhosa and Slovene as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Slovene speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Slovene 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.
- Slovene as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Slovene dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Slovene Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Slovene Regulators
Xhosa and Slovene speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Slovene regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Slovene is regulated by Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Slovene Language History.
Xhosa and Slovene Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Slovene continents in which Xhosa and Slovene speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Slovene. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Slovene speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Slovene 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.
Slovene Interesting Facts:
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
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 Serbo-Croatian and derived from Not Available.