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Portuguese and Xhosa History


Xhosa and Portuguese Language History


History

Origin
3rd Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
6  
6
21  
19

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

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Early forms of Portuguese and Xhosa

The Early forms of Portuguese and Xhosa explains the evolution of Portuguese and Xhosa languages which is under Portuguese and Xhosa history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Portuguese and Xhosa history we will understand how the Portuguese and Xhosa languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Portuguese: Medieval Galician.
  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Portuguese: Portuguese.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Signed forms of Portuguese: Signed Portuguese
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Portuguese

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Portuguese and Xhosa Language Family

In Portuguese and Xhosa history, you will get to know about Portuguese and Xhosa language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Portuguese is a part of Indo-European Family while Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Portuguese is Romance and resp. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Portuguese and Xhosa language on Portuguese vs Xhosa alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Portuguese vs Xhosa Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Portuguese vs Xhosa language rank. Portuguese and Xhosa history gives you Portuguese and Xhosa language rank. The Portuguese language rank is 6. And Xhosa language rank is 21. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Portuguese vs Xhosa.

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