Xhosa and Basque
Countries
South Africa
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
South Africa
France, Spain
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Euskaltzaindia, 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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Spanish
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Unjani
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Gabon
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
Molo
Egun on
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Barkatu
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Agur
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Maite zaitut
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
South Africa
France
Dialect 2
Thembu
Souletin
Where They Speak
South Africa
France, Soule, Spain
Where They Speak
South Africa
Spain
Native Name
isiXhosa
Euskara
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Basque people
Origin
16th Century
c. 1000
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Vasconic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Basque
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Basque Sign Language
Glottocode
xhos1239
basq1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
40-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Basque Speaking population
Xhosa and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Xhosa vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Basque Language Codes
Xhosa and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.