Konkani and Xhosa Speaking countries

Konkani and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

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

Konkani and Xhosa Regulators

Konkani and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Konkani and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Konkani and Xhosa Language History.

Konkani and Xhosa Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.