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Xhosa and Indonesian


Indonesian and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
-  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Malay language  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
43  
32
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Halo  

Thank You
Ndiyabulela  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Unjani  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Molo  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Ndicela  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
maaf  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
isiXhosa  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
xhosa  
indonésien  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
16th Century  
7th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indonesian  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Indonesian  

Language Position
21  
19
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
ind  

ISO 639 3
xho  
ind  

ISO 639 6
xho  
ind  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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All Xhosa and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Xhosa and Indonesian Speaking population

Xhosa and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Xhosa vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Indonesian Language Codes

Xhosa and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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