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Marwari and Xhosa


Xhosa and Marwari


Countries

Countries
Rajastan, India  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Rajastan, India  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Nepal, Pakistan  
Botswana, Lesotho  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  
  • 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
Gujarati Language  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marwari-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
42  
22
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
10  
7

How Many Consonants
32  
22
43  
32

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
khammaghani  
Molo  

Thank You
dhanyavaad  
Ndiyabulela  

How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?  
Unjani  

Good Night
shubh raatri  
Ulale kakuhle  

Good Evening
Shubh Honjh  
Ubusuku obuhle  

Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar  
Uben' emva kwemini entle  

Good Morning
Shubh Havar  
Molo  

Please
kirpa  
Ndicela  

Sorry
Maaf Karo  
Ndicela uxolo  

Bye
bye  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  

I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon  
Ndiyakuthanda  

Excuse Me
maaf karo  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jogi  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
India  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
33
19,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 2
Bagri  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
India  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
31
19,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 3
Dhundhari  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
India  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
19.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
22.00 million  
99+
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.21 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
14.00 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Marwari  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
marvari  
xhosa  

German Name
Marwari  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈrwɑːɾi]  
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  

Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
16  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marwari  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
72  
99+
21  
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mwr  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
mwr  
xho  

ISO 639 3
mwr  
xho  

ISO 639 6
mwr  
xho  

Glottocode
raja1256  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Marwari 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 Marwari and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Marwari and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marwari are spoken in different Marwari Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marwari vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marwari dialects include: Jogi, Bagri. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marwari and Xhosa Speaking population

Marwari and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marwari and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Marwari and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 % 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 Marwari and Xhosa on Marwari vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marwari and Xhosa Language Codes

Marwari and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marwari and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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