Xhosa and Konkani
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
India
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
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Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Marathi
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
Unjani
kaso assa?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा
Good Morning
Molo
Dis Borem Zavonn
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Maf kor
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Adeus
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
Uxolo
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
South Africa
Goa
Dialect 2
Thembu
Not present
Where They Speak
South Africa
-
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Not present
Where They Speak
South Africa
-
Native Name
isiXhosa
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
xhosa
konkani
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Konkani
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Konkanis
Origin
16th Century
1209 A.D.
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Kokani
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
xh
No data available
Glottocode
xhos1239
goan1235
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Konkani Speaking population
Xhosa and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani 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 Konkani on Xhosa vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Konkani Language Codes
Xhosa and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.