Xhosa and Afrikaans
Countries
South Africa
South Africa
National Language
South Africa
South Africa
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Dutch Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Dankie
How Are You?
Unjani
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
goeie nag
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Molo
goeie more
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
jammer
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Not Available
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Africa
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Cape Dutch
French Name
xhosa
afrikaans
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Afrikaners
Origin
16th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
xhos1239
afri1274
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Xhosa and Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Afrikaans Speaking population
Xhosa and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans on Xhosa vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Afrikaans Language Codes
Xhosa and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.