Lithuanian and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
South Africa
National Language
Lithuania
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
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Interesting Facts
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
- 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
Latvian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Ačiū
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?
Unjani
Good Night
Labanakt
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Labas vakaras
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Laba diena
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Labas rytas
Molo
Sorry
atsiprašau
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Ate
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Aš myliu tave
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Atsiprašau
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Samogitian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Lithuania
South Africa
Dialect 2
Aukštaitian
Thembu
Where They Speak
Lithuania
South Africa
Where They Speak
Lithuania
South Africa
Native Name
lietuvių kalba
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
lituanien
xhosa
German Name
Litauisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Lithuanians
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1503
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lithuanian
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
lith1251
xhos1239
Linguasphere
54-AAA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Lithuanian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lithuanian are spoken in different Lithuanian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lithuanian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian, Aukštaitian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lithuanian and Xhosa Speaking population
Lithuanian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 % 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 Lithuanian and Xhosa on Lithuanian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lithuanian and Xhosa Language Codes
Lithuanian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lithuanian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.