Xhosa and Sundanese
Countries
South Africa
West Java
National Language
South Africa
Indonesia
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
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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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Nuhun
How Are You?
Unjani
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Molo
Wilujeng énjing
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Hapunten
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Western dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Banten
Dialect 2
Thembu
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bogor
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bandung
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
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Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
xhosa
soundanais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
16th Century
5th century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
sund1251
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Sundanese Speaking population
Xhosa and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese 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 Sundanese on Xhosa vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Sundanese Language Codes
Xhosa and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.