How many people speak Xhosa and Afrikaans languages tells about Xhosa native speakers vs Afrikaans native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.20 million people speak Xhosa as native language while 7.10 million people speak Afrikaans as native language. You can also go to Xhosa vs Afrikaans Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Xhosa and Afrikaans language. In some regions, Xhosa and Afrikaans languages are used as second language. There are 11.00 million speakers who use Xhosa as second language and 10.30 million speakers who use Afrikaans as second language.
Native names are used in the Xhosa and Afrikaans Speaking Countries. Both Xhosa and Afrikaans languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Xhosa and Afrikaans you will get to know the native names of Xhosa and Afrikaans languages. The native name of Xhosa is isiXhosa and native name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans. The alternative names of Xhosa and Afrikaans languages are as follows:
The French name of Xhosa is xhosa whereas German name of Xhosa is Xhosa-Sprache. The German name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans whereas French name of Afrikaans is xhosa.