Xhosa and Norwegian
Countries
South Africa
Norway
National Language
South Africa
Norway
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Nynorsk
Regulated By
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Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Swedish and Danish Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
takk
How Are You?
Unjani
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
god natt
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
god kveld
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
Molo
god morgen
Please
Ndicela
Vær så snill
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
unnskyld
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ha det
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Uxolo
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
South Africa
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Thembu
Sognamål
Where They Speak
South Africa
Sogn
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
South Africa
Hallingdal, Valdres
Native Name
isiXhosa
Norsk
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Norsk
French Name
xhosa
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Norwegians
Origin
16th Century
c. 1300 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Bantu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
xhos1239
norw1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Xhosa and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Norwegian Speaking population
Xhosa and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 %. 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 Norwegian on Xhosa vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Norwegian Language Codes
Xhosa and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.