Xhosa and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
South Africa
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
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Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Xhosa and Chinese as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Chinese Regulators
Xhosa and Chinese speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Chinese Language History.
Xhosa and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Chinese continents in which Xhosa and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Chinese. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Chinese 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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 Not Available and derived from Not Available.