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English and Xhosa Speaking countries

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Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa

Total No. Of Countries

331
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Lesotho, South Africa

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Africa

Minority Language

South Africa
Botswana, Lesotho

Regulated By

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Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

Derived From

Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

English vs Xhosa Countries

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

  • English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where English is official language is 33 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

English and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • English as minority language: South Africa.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

English and Xhosa Regulators

English and Xhosa speaking countries provide you English and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates English language.Xhosa is regulated by . Also get to learn, English and Xhosa Language History.

English and Xhosa Continents

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

English Interesting Facts:

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

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 English language was derived from Latin and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages whereas English language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.