Bosnian and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa
National Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
University of Sarajevo
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian 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.
Similar To
Serbian and Croatian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Bosnian and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Bosnian and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bosnian and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Bosnian as minority language: Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Bosnian and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Bosnian vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Bosnian and Xhosa Regulators
Bosnian and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Bosnian and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. University of Sarajevo regulates Bosnian language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Bosnian and Xhosa Language History.
Bosnian and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Bosnian and Xhosa continents in which Bosnian and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bosnian and Xhosa. Most of the Bosnian speaking countries lie in 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 Bosnian and Xhosa languages:
Bosnian Interesting Facts:
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian 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 Bosnian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Serbian and Croatian whereas Bosnian language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.