Xhosa and Indonesian Speaking countries

Xhosa and Indonesian as Minority Language

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

Xhosa and Indonesian Regulators

Xhosa and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Indonesian Language History.

Xhosa and Indonesian Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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 Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.