Countries
South Africa
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
South Africa
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Gràcies
How Are You?
Unjani
Com estàs?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Bona nit
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Molo
Bon dia
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Perdó!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Adéu
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
South Africa
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Valencian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
South Africa
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
català
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
xhosa
catalan; valencien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Catalan people
Origin
16th Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
stan1289
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Catalan Speaking population
Xhosa and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Xhosa vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Catalan Language Codes
Xhosa and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.