Xhosa and Somali Speaking countries

Xhosa vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Xhosa and Somali as Minority Language

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

Xhosa and Somali Regulators

Xhosa and Somali speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Somali Language History.

Xhosa and Somali Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

• Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
• One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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 Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.