Danish and Xhosa
Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
South Africa
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Mange tak
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Unjani
Good Night
God nat
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
God aften
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
God morgen
Molo
Sorry
Undskyld!
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Farvel
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Scanian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Sweden
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Thembu
Where They Speak
Denmark
South Africa
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Dänisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1100 AD
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Not Available
Glottocode
dani1284
xhos1239
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Danish 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 Danish and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Xhosa Speaking population
Danish and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available 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 Danish and Xhosa on Danish vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Xhosa Language Codes
Danish and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.