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Xhosa and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
South Africa   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

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 meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Zulu as Minority Language

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

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

Xhosa and Zulu Regulators

Xhosa and Zulu speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Zulu Language History.

Xhosa and Zulu Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Zulu 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 Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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