Xhosa and Kurdish
Countries
South Africa
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
South Africa
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Farsi Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Sipas
How Are You?
Unjani
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Molo
Bayanit bash
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Bibûre
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Africa
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Kurds
Origin
16th Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
kurd1259
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Kurdish Speaking population
Xhosa and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Xhosa vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Kurdish Language Codes
Xhosa and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.