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Tamil and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
South Africa   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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  • 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
Malayalam   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Tamil and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Tamil and Xhosa Regulators

Tamil and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Tamil and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tamil and Xhosa Language History.

Tamil and Xhosa Continents

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

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