Countries
South Africa
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
South Africa
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
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Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Unjani
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
Molo
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Ndicela
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
South Africa
Israel, kerala
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
South Africa
France, kerala
Native Name
isiXhosa
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
xhosa
malayalam
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Malayali
Origin
16th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Malayalam
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
mala1464
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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Synthetic
All Xhosa and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Malayalam Speaking population
Xhosa and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Xhosa vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Malayalam Language Codes
Xhosa and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.