Chinese and Xhosa
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa
National Language
China, Taiwan
South Africa
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
Japanese and Korean Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Unjani
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Molo
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
South Africa
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
South Africa
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Zhongwen, Hanyu
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
chinois
xhosa
German Name
Chinesisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʈʂʰíŋ] [huà]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Han
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1250 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sini1245
xhos1239
Linguasphere
79-AAA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Chinese 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 Chinese and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Xhosa Speaking population
Chinese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Xhosa on Chinese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Xhosa Language Codes
Chinese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.