Oriya and Xhosa
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Molo
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Unjani
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Molo
Please
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Ndicela
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
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Ethnicity
Odias
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
macr1269
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Oriya 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 Oriya and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oriya and Xhosa Speaking population
Oriya and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Xhosa on Oriya vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oriya and Xhosa Language Codes
Oriya and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oriya and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.