Yoruba and Xhosa Speaking countries

Yoruba and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Yoruba and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Yoruba and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Yoruba and Xhosa Regulators

Yoruba and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Yoruba and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Yoruba Academy regulates Yoruba language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Yoruba and Xhosa Language History.

Yoruba and Xhosa Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

• One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
• In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.

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.

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.