Abkhaz and Xhosa
Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
South Africa
National Language
Abkhazia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Interesting Facts
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
- 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.
Similar To
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Caucasian languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Molo
Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Unjani
Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Molo
Sorry
Амарахь
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
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Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Abkhazia
South Africa
Where They Speak
Caucasus
South Africa
Where They Speak
Turkey
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
abkhaze
xhosa
German Name
Abchasisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[abxaz]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Abkhaz people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1650
16th Century
Language Family
Northwest Caucasian
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Abkhaz
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
abkh1244
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Abkhaz and Xhosa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Abkhaz and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Abkhaz and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Abkhaz are spoken in different Abkhaz Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Abkhaz vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb, Abzhywa. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Abkhaz and Xhosa Speaking population
Abkhaz and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Abkhaz and Xhosa on Abkhaz vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Abkhaz and Xhosa Language Codes
Abkhaz and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Abkhaz and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.