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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
 
South Africa
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South Africa
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pan South African Language Board
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Xhosa Language
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Xhosa vs Zulu Countries

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

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

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

Xhosa and Zulu as Minority Language

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

  • Xhosa as minority language: .
  • Zulu as minority language: .

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

Xhosa and Zulu Regulators

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

Xhosa and Zulu Continents

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

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