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Chinese and Xhosa Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

51
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National Language

China, Taiwan
South Africa

Second Language

Republic of Brazil
Lesotho, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa

Minority Language

Indonesia, Malaysia
Botswana, Lesotho

Regulated By

Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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

Japanese and Korean Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

Derived From

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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Chinese vs Xhosa Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Chinese and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Chinese and Xhosa Regulators

Chinese and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Chinese and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Xhosa is regulated by . Also get to learn, Chinese and Xhosa Language History.

Chinese and Xhosa Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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 Chinese language was derived from and is similar to Japanese and Korean Languages whereas Chinese language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.