Countries
South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Unjani
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Molo
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Ndicela
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bangladesh, India
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Native Name
isiXhosa
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
xhosa
bengali
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
16th Century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Bengali
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
beng1280
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Bengali Speaking population
Xhosa and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Xhosa vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Bengali Language Codes
Xhosa and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.