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Xhosa and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
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Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Telugu  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

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Xhosa and Kannada as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Xhosa and Kannada Regulators

Xhosa and Kannada speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Xhosa language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Kannada Language History.

Xhosa and Kannada Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

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 Telugu and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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