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Basque and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Basque Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
South Africa  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

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Basque and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Basque as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Basque and Xhosa Regulators

Basque and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Basque and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee regulates Basque language.Xhosa is regulated by . Also get to learn, Basque and Xhosa Language History.

Basque and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Basque and Xhosa continents in which Basque and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Basque and Xhosa. Most of the Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Basque and Xhosa languages:

Basque Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Basque language was derived from and is similar to Spanish whereas Basque language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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