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Dutch and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
South Africa
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  • 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
German and English Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Dutch vs Xhosa Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Dutch and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Dutch and Xhosa Regulators

Dutch and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Dutch and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Dutch and Xhosa Language History.

Dutch and Xhosa Continents

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

Dutch Interesting Facts:

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

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 Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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