Xhosa and Polish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Poland
National Language
South Africa
Poland
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
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Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
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.
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Polish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
dziękuję
How Are You?
Unjani
Jak się masz?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
dobranoc
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
dobry wieczór
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
dzień dobry
Good Morning
Molo
Dzień dobry
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Przepraszam
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
do widzenia
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
kocham Cię
Excuse Me
Uxolo
przepraszam
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kashubian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Poland
Dialect 2
Thembu
Masovian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Poland
Where They Speak
South Africa
Czech Republic, Poland
Native Name
isiXhosa
Polski
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Polnisch, Polski
French Name
xhosa
polonais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Polnisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ˈpɔlski]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Poles
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Polish
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
poli1260
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
53-AAA-cc
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Polish 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 Polish dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Polish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Polish Dialects are spoken in different Polish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Polish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Polish dialects include: Kashubian , Masovian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Polish Speaking population
Xhosa and Polish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Polish languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Polish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 %. 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 Polish on Xhosa vs Polish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Polish Language Codes
Xhosa and Polish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Polish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.