Xhosa and Galician
Countries
South Africa
Galicia
National Language
South Africa
Galicia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Grazas
How Are You?
Unjani
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Boas noites
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Molo
Bos días
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Síntoo!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Adeus
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ámote
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
South Africa
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Thembu
Central Galician
Where They Speak
South Africa
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Western Galician
Where They Speak
South Africa
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Galego
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Galego, Gallego
French Name
xhosa
galicien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Galicisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
c. 1175
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Galician
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
gali1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Galician Speaking population
Xhosa and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available. 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 Galician on Xhosa vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Galician Language Codes
Xhosa and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.