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Romanian and Xhosa


Xhosa and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Moldova, Romania  
South Africa  

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  
Botswana, Lesotho  

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  
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Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
Latin  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
43  
32

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
alo  
Molo  

Thank You
multumesc  
Ndiyabulela  

How Are You?
ce mai faci?  
Unjani  

Good Night
noapte Buna  
Ulale kakuhle  

Good Evening
buna Seara  
Ubusuku obuhle  

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua  
Uben' emva kwemini entle  

Good Morning
bună Dimineața  
Molo  

Please
Vă Rog  
Ndicela  

Sorry
scuze  
Ndicela uxolo  

Bye
La revedere  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  

I Love You
Te iubesc  
Ndiyakuthanda  

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
250,000.00  
99+
19,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
19,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
1,400.00  
99+
19.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Română  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
roumain; moldave  
xhosa  

German Name
Rumänisch  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]  
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  

Ethnicity
Romanians  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
1521  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Romanian  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
36  
33
21  
19

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ro  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
rum  
xho  

ISO 639 3
ron  
xho  

ISO 639 6
ron  
xho  

Glottocode
roma1327  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Romanian and Xhosa Speaking population

Romanian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Xhosa on Romanian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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