Xhosa and Igbo
Countries
South Africa
Nigeria
National Language
South Africa
Nigeria
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Not Available
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
dalụ
How Are You?
Unjani
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Molo
ụtụtụ ọma
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Not Available
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
South Africa
Nigeria
Where They Speak
South Africa
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Not present
Where They Speak
South Africa
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
igbo
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Ibo
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Igbo people
Origin
16th Century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
nucl1417
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Igbo Speaking population
Xhosa and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Xhosa vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Igbo Language Codes
Xhosa and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.