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Bengali and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
India
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Bengali vs Xhosa Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Bengali and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Bengali and Xhosa Regulators

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

Bengali and Xhosa Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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