Xhosa and Santali Speaking countries

Xhosa and Santali as Minority Language

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

Xhosa and Santali Regulators

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

Xhosa and Santali Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

• Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
• Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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 Munda Language and derived from .