Xhosa and Slovak Speaking countries
Countries
South Africa
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
South Africa
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Czech Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Czech-Slovak Language
Xhosa and Slovak as Minority Language
In Xhosa and Slovak speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Slovak 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.
- Slovak as minority language: Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine.
If you want to compare Xhosa and Slovak dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Slovak Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Xhosa and Slovak Regulators
Xhosa and Slovak speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Slovak regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Slovak is regulated by Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Slovak Language History.
Xhosa and Slovak Continents
Thinking about Xhosa and Slovak continents in which Xhosa and Slovak speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Slovak. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Slovak speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Slovak 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.
Slovak Interesting Facts:
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
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 Czech Language and derived from Czech-Slovak Language.