Quechua and Xhosa
Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
South Africa
National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
South America
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
- 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
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Thank You
Solpayki
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Allillanchu
Unjani
Good Night
Allin tuta
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
Molo
Please
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Ndicela
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Kuyayki
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Peru
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Peru
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Peru
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Qhichwa
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
quechua
xhosa
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Quechua
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
16th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Quechua
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
quec1387
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Quechua 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 Quechua and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Quechua and Xhosa Speaking population
Quechua and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Xhosa on Quechua vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Quechua and Xhosa Language Codes
Quechua and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.