Xhosa and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Xhosa and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Afrikaans 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 Xhosa and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Xhosa and Afrikaans Regulators

Xhosa and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Afrikaans Language History.

Xhosa and Afrikaans Continents

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

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.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

• Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
• Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Xhosa language was derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages and is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele whereas Xhosa language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.