Countries
South Africa
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
South Africa
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
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Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
grazie
How Are You?
Unjani
Come stai?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
buonanotte
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
buonasera
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
Molo
buongiorno
Please
Ndicela
Per Favore
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
scusate
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
arrivederci
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ti amo
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Romanesco
Where They Speak
South Africa
Lazio
Dialect 2
Thembu
Central Italian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Where They Speak
South Africa
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Native Name
isiXhosa
Italiano
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Italiano
French Name
xhosa
italien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Italians
Origin
16th Century
960 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Italian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
ital1282
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Italian Speaking population
Xhosa and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Xhosa vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Italian Language Codes
Xhosa and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.