Afrikaans and Xhosa
Countries
South Africa
South Africa
National Language
South Africa
South Africa
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Dutch Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Dankie
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Unjani
Good Night
goeie nag
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
goeie more
Molo
Sorry
jammer
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Totsiens
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
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South Africa
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Thembu
Where They Speak
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South Africa
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Namibia
South Africa
Native Name
Afrikaans
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
afrikaans
xhosa
German Name
Afrikaans
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
17th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
xhos1239
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Xhosa Speaking population
Afrikaans and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Xhosa on Afrikaans vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Xhosa Language Codes
Afrikaans and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.