Xhosa and Estonian
Countries
South Africa
Estonia, European Union
National Language
South Africa
Estonia, Gambia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
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Institute of the Estonian 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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Finnish
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
aitäh
How Are You?
Unjani
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Head ööd
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Tere päevast
Good Morning
Molo
Tere hommikust
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Vabandust
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Head aega
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Where They Speak
South Africa
Georgia, South Estonia
Where They Speak
South Africa
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Native Name
isiXhosa
eesti keel
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Eesti keel
French Name
xhosa
estonien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Estonians
Origin
16th Century
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Uralic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Finno-Ugric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Estonian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
xhos1239
esto1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Estonian 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 Estonian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Estonian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Estonian Dialects are spoken in different Estonian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Estonian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre , Tartu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Estonian Speaking population
Xhosa and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian language is 0.03 %. 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 Estonian on Xhosa vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Estonian Language Codes
Xhosa and Estonian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Estonian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.