Xhosa and Danish
Countries
South Africa
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
South Africa
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
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Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Mange tak
How Are You?
Unjani
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
God nat
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
God aften
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Molo
God morgen
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Undskyld!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Farvel
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Scanian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Sweden
Dialect 2
Thembu
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
South Africa
Denmark
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
South Africa
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
isiXhosa
dansk
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Dansk, Rigsdansk
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Danish people or Danes
Origin
16th Century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
dani1284
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Xhosa and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Danish Speaking population
Xhosa and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Xhosa vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Danish Language Codes
Xhosa and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.