Xhosa and Assamese
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
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Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Assamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
Unjani
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
subhoraattri
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
subha abeli
Good Morning
Molo
suprobhaat
Please
Ndicela
anugroha kori
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
moi ḍukkhita
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
biḍai
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
Uxolo
kyoma koribo
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kamrupi
Where They Speak
South Africa
Western Assam
Dialect 2
Thembu
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
South Africa
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
South Africa
Assam
Native Name
isiXhosa
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
xhosa
assamais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Assamese people
Origin
16th Century
7th century A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Assamese
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Assamese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
assa1263
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Assamese 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 Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Assamese Speaking population
Xhosa and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Xhosa vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Assamese Language Codes
Xhosa and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.