Xhosa and Luri
Countries
South Africa
Iran
National Language
South Africa
Iran
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
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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.
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Persian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Thank you
How Are You?
Unjani
how are you
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Good night
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Good evening
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good afternoon
Good Morning
Molo
Good morning
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
sorry
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
bye
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
i love you
Excuse Me
Uxolo
excuse me
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
Dialect 2
Thembu
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
South Africa
Iran
Where They Speak
South Africa
Iran
Native Name
isiXhosa
nanme
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Lori, Luri, Luristani
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
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Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Lurs
Origin
16th Century
19 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
isiXhosa
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Luri Speaking population
Xhosa and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Xhosa vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Luri Language Codes
Xhosa and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.