Xhosa and Hebrew
Countries
South Africa
Israel
National Language
South Africa
Israel
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Poland
Regulated By
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Academy of the Hebrew 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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Unjani
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
Molo
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Ndicela
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
South Africa
Israel
Dialect 2
Thembu
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
South Africa
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
South Africa
Israel
Native Name
isiXhosa
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Israeli, Ivrit
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Hebrew-speaking people
Origin
16th Century
1000 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
hebr1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Hebrew Speaking population
Xhosa and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 %. 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 Hebrew on Xhosa vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Hebrew Language Codes
Xhosa and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.