Xhosa and Croatian Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
South Africa
Austria
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Not Available
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Church Slavonic
Xhosa and Croatian as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Croatian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Croatian 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.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Croatian dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Croatian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Croatian Regulators
Xhosa and Croatian speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Croatian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Croatian is regulated by Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Croatian Language History.
Xhosa and Croatian Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Croatian continents in which Xhosa and Croatian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Croatian. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Croatian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Croatian 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.
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
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 Serbain and Bosnian and derived from Church Slavonic.