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Tibetan and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Tibetan Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
China, Nepal  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Nepal, Tibet  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
China, India, Nepal  
Botswana, Lesotho  

Regulated By
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language  
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Interesting Facts
  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
  
  • 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
Nepali and Bhutanese Languages  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

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Tibetan and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Tibetan and Xhosa Regulators

Tibetan and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Tibetan and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language regulates Tibetan language.Xhosa is regulated by . Also get to learn, Tibetan and Xhosa Language History.

Tibetan and Xhosa Continents

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

Tibetan Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Tibetan language was derived from and is similar to Nepali and Bhutanese Languages whereas Tibetan language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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