Xhosa and Chinese
Countries
South Africa
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
South Africa
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
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Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Unjani
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Molo
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
再见 (Zàijiàn)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Mandarin
Where They Speak
South Africa
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
isiXhosa
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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French Name
xhosa
chinois
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Han
Origin
16th Century
1250 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Chinese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
sini1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Xhosa and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Chinese Speaking population
Xhosa and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Xhosa vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Chinese Language Codes
Xhosa and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.