Xhosa and Lithuanian
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
South Africa
Lithuania
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Poland
Regulated By
Not Available
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
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.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Latvian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Ačiū
How Are You?
Unjani
Kaip sekasi?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Labanakt
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Labas vakaras
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Laba diena
Good Morning
Molo
Labas rytas
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
atsiprašau
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Ate
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Aš myliu tave
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Atsiprašau
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Samogitian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Lithuania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Aukštaitian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Lithuania
Where They Speak
South Africa
Lithuania
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
lietuvių kalba
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
French Name
xhosa
lituanien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Litauisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Lithuanians
Origin
16th Century
c. 1503
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Lithuanian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Lithuanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
lith1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
54-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa and Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Lithuanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Lithuanian Dialects are spoken in different Lithuanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Lithuanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian , Aukštaitian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Lithuanian Speaking population
Xhosa and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian on Xhosa vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Lithuanian Language Codes
Xhosa and Lithuanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Lithuanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.