Xhosa and Swahili
Countries
South Africa
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
South Africa
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Asante
How Are You?
Unjani
Habari gani?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Molo
Habari za asubuhi
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
bye
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
nakupenda
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
South Africa
Zanzibar island
Where They Speak
South Africa
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Not Available
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
xhosa
swahili
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
16th Century
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Swahili
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
swah1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Xhosa and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Swahili Speaking population
Xhosa and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Swahili on Xhosa vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Swahili Language Codes
Xhosa and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.