Gujarati and Xhosa Speaking countries
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
NA
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Gujarati and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Gujarati and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Gujarati and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Gujarati and Xhosa Regulators
Gujarati and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Gujarati and Xhosa Language History.
Gujarati and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Gujarati and Xhosa continents in which Gujarati and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Xhosa. Most of the Gujarati speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Gujarati and Xhosa languages:
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
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 Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.