Xhosa and Oriya
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
Unjani
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
Molo
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
Ndicela
Not Available
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Baleswari
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Odias
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Odia
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
macr1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Oriya Speaking population
Xhosa and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Xhosa vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Oriya Language Codes
Xhosa and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.