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Xhosa and Tamil Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
16
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Xhosa vs Tamil Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Xhosa and Tamil as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Tamil 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.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Xhosa and Tamil Regulators

Xhosa and Tamil speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Tamil Language History.

Xhosa and Tamil Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    • 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 Malayalam and derived from Not Available.