Xhosa and Konkani Speaking countries

Xhosa and Konkani as Minority Language

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

Xhosa and Konkani Regulators

Xhosa and Konkani speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Konkani Language History.

Xhosa and Konkani Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.