Slovene and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Slovenia
South Africa
National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Interesting Facts
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Hvala
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kako se imate?
Unjani
Good Night
Lahko noč
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Dober večer
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Dober dan
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Dobro jutro
Molo
Sorry
Oprostite
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Nasvidenje
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ljubim te
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Oprostite
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia
South Africa
Where They Speak
Italy
South Africa
Where They Speak
Slovenia
South Africa
Native Name
Slovenščina
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Slovenian, Slovenscina
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
slovène
xhosa
German Name
Slowenisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Slovenes
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
972-1093
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Slovene
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Slovene Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
slov1268
xhos1239
Linguasphere
53-AAA-f
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Slovene 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 Slovene and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Slovene and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovene are spoken in different Slovene Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovene vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene, Resian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Slovene and Xhosa Speaking population
Slovene and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovene and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Slovene and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovene language is 0.03 % 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 Slovene and Xhosa on Slovene vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Slovene and Xhosa Language Codes
Slovene and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovene and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.