Xhosa and Maithili
Countries
South Africa
India, Nepal
National Language
South Africa
India, Nepal
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Unjani
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Śubharātri
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
Molo
Suprabhaat
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
maf karai
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Alavidā
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
South Africa
Nepal
Dialect 2
Thembu
Madhubani
Where They Speak
South Africa
North India
Where They Speak
South Africa
Deoghar, France
Native Name
isiXhosa
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
xhosa
maithili
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Maithil
Origin
16th Century
14th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data available
Glottocode
xhos1239
mait1250
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Maithili Speaking population
Xhosa and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Xhosa vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Maithili Language Codes
Xhosa and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.