Countries
South Africa
India, No official status
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Unjani
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
Molo
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Ndicela
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
South Africa
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Thembu
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
South Africa
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Native Name
isiXhosa
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
xhosa
bhojpuri
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Bhojpuri speakers
Origin
16th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Xhosa and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Xhosa vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Xhosa and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.