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South Africa
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South Africa
Lesotho, South Africa
Africa
Botswana, Lesotho
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  • 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.
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
 
Zimbabwe
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Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
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  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Xhosa vs Shona Countries

Comparing Xhosa vs Shona countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Xhosa and Shona languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is

Find if Xhosa and Shona are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Xhosa and Shona speaking countries will give you the presence of Xhosa and Shona languages in different countries. Along with Xhosa vs Shona countries, you can also compare Xhosa vs Shona.

Xhosa and Shona as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Shona as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Xhosa as minority language: .
  • Shona as minority language: .

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

Xhosa and Shona Regulators

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

Xhosa and Shona Continents

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

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The Xhosa language was derived from and is similar to whereas Xhosa language is similar to and derived from .