German and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
South Africa
National Language
Germany
South Africa
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
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Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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 English Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
German and Xhosa as Minority Language
In German and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare German and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to German vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Xhosa Regulators
German and Xhosa speaking countries provide you German and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, German and Xhosa Language History.
German and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about German and Xhosa continents in which German and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Xhosa. Most of the German 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 German and Xhosa languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.