Xhosa and Kashmiri
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Unjani
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
Molo
Hach ch'i
Please
Ndicela
Not Available
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
Uxolo
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
South Africa
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Where They Speak
South Africa
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
xhosa
kashmiri
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
16th Century
12th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
kash1277
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Kashmiri Speaking population
Xhosa and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri on Xhosa vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Kashmiri Language Codes
Xhosa and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.