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Xhosa and Tibetan Speaking countries


Tibetan and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
China, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Nepal, Tibet   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
China, India, Nepal   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language   

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.
  
  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Not Available   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Tibetan as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Tibetan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Tibetan 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.
  • Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.

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

Xhosa and Tibetan Regulators

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

Xhosa and Tibetan Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Tibetan 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 Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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