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Irish and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Irish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
South Africa   

Second Language
Ireland   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Irish and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Irish and Xhosa Regulators

Irish and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Irish and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Irish and Xhosa Language History.

Irish and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Irish and Xhosa continents in which Irish and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Xhosa. Most of the Irish 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 Irish and Xhosa languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

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

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