Xhosa and Dutch
Countries
South Africa
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
South Africa
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Not Available
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
German and English Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
dankjewel
How Are You?
Unjani
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Molo
goedemorgen
Please
Ndicela
alsjeblieft
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
sorry
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
vaarwel
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ik hou van jou
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Gronings
Where They Speak
South Africa
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
South Africa
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Limburgian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Nederlands
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
xhosa
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Dutch people
Origin
16th Century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Dutch
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
mode1257
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Dutch Speaking population
Xhosa and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Xhosa vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Dutch Language Codes
Xhosa and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.