Xhosa and Abkhaz
Countries
South Africa
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
South Africa
Abkhazia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Caucasian languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
Molo
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
How Are You?
Unjani
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Morning
Molo
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Please
Ndicela
Not Available
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Not Available
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Not available
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Not available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Abkhazia
Where They Speak
South Africa
Caucasus
Where They Speak
South Africa
Turkey
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Abxazo, Abkhazian
French Name
xhosa
abkhaze
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Abchasisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Abkhaz people
Origin
16th Century
c. 1650
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Northwest Caucasian
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Abkhaz
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
abks
Glottocode
xhos1239
abkh1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Abkhaz 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 Xhosa and Abkhaz dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Abkhaz language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Abkhaz Dialects are spoken in different Abkhaz speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Abkhaz Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb , Abzhywa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Abkhaz Speaking population
Xhosa and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Xhosa and Abkhaz on Xhosa vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Abkhaz Language Codes
Xhosa and Abkhaz language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Abkhaz Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.