Countries
South Africa
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
South Africa
France
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Not Available
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Italian Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Merci
How Are You?
Unjani
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Molo
Bonjour
Please
Ndicela
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
désolé
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
au revoir
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Quebec French
Where They Speak
South Africa
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
African French
Where They Speak
South Africa
Africa
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
South Africa
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
français
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Français
French Name
xhosa
français
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
xhos1239
stan1290
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and French Speaking population
Xhosa and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and French languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Xhosa vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and French Language Codes
Xhosa and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.