Georgian and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Georgia
South Africa
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Cabinet of Georgia
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Interesting Facts
- Georgian language has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
- Georgian language does not distinguish between 'he/him', 'she/her' and 'it', only masculine form is used.
- 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
Armenian and Azerbaijani Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Anatolian Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Georgian and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Georgian and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Georgian and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Georgian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Georgian and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Georgian vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Georgian and Xhosa Regulators
Georgian and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Georgian and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Cabinet of Georgia regulates Georgian language.Xhosa is regulated by . Also get to learn, Georgian and Xhosa Language History.
Georgian and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Georgian and Xhosa continents in which Georgian and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Georgian and Xhosa. Most of the Georgian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Georgian and Xhosa languages:
Georgian Interesting Facts:
- Georgian language has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
- Georgian language does not distinguish between 'he/him', 'she/her' and 'it', only masculine form is used.
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 Georgian language was derived from Anatolian Languages and is similar to Armenian and Azerbaijani Languages whereas Georgian language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.