Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
South Africa
National Language
Spain
South Africa
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic 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
French Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Spanish and Xhosa as Minority Language
In Spanish and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Spanish and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
If you want to compare Spanish and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Spanish vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Spanish and Xhosa Regulators
Spanish and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Spanish and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Spanish and Xhosa Language History.
Spanish and Xhosa Continents
Thinking about Spanish and Xhosa continents in which Spanish and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Spanish and Xhosa. Most of the Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish and Xhosa languages:
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic 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 Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.