Xhosa and Bulgarian
Countries
South Africa
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
South Africa
Bulgaria
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Macedonian language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
Unjani
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
Molo
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
Ndicela
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bulgaria
Dialect 2
Thembu
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bulgaria
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bulgaria
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Balgarski
French Name
xhosa
bulgare
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Bulgarian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
buls
Glottocode
xhos1239
bulg1262
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Bulgarian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Bulgarian Dialects are spoken in different Bulgarian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Bulgarian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo , Panagyurishte. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Bulgarian Speaking population
Xhosa and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian on Xhosa vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Bulgarian Language Codes
Xhosa and Bulgarian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Bulgarian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.