Croatian and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
South Africa
National Language
Austria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
- 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
Serbain and Bosnian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Church Slavonic
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Croatian and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Croatian and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Croatian and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Croatian and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Croatian vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Croatian and Xhosa Regulators
Croatian and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Croatian and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics regulates Croatian language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Croatian and Xhosa Language History.
Croatian and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Croatian and Xhosa continents in which Croatian and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Croatian and Xhosa. Most of the Croatian 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 Croatian and Xhosa languages:
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
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 Croatian language was derived from Church Slavonic and is similar to Serbain and Bosnian whereas Croatian language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.