Xhosa and Albanian
Countries
South Africa
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
South Africa
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Romanian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Unjani
Si jeni?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
natën e mirë
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
mirëdita
Good Morning
Molo
mirëmengjes
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Me fal
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
mirupafshim
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
unë e dua ju
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Not Available
French Name
xhosa
albanais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Albanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Albanians
Origin
16th Century
1462 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
alba1267
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa and Albanian 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 Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Albanian Speaking population
Xhosa and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Xhosa vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Albanian Language Codes
Xhosa and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.