Urdu and Xhosa
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Unjani
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
Molo
Please
براہ مہربانی
Ndicela
Sorry
معاف کرنا
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
الوداع
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Thembu
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Where They Speak
South Asia
South Africa
Native Name
اُردُو
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bihari
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Urdu
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
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Ethnicity
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amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
12th Century CE
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
urdu1245
xhos1239
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
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 Urdu 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 Urdu and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Xhosa Speaking population
Urdu and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Xhosa on Urdu vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Xhosa Language Codes
Urdu and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.