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Xhosa and Tibetan Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

South Africa
China, Nepal

Total No. Of Countries

12
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National Language

South Africa
Nepal, Tibet

Second Language

Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Botswana, Lesotho
China, India, Nepal

Regulated By

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Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language

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.
  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.

Similar To

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Nepali and Bhutanese Languages

Derived From

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Xhosa vs Tibetan Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tibetan is official language is 2

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

Xhosa and Tibetan as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Tibetan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Tibetan 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.
  • Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.

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

Xhosa and Tibetan Regulators

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

Xhosa and Tibetan Continents

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

Tibetan Interesting Facts:

  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.

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 Nepali and Bhutanese Languages and derived from .