Xhosa and Urdu
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
Pakistan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
India
Regulated By
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National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Unjani
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
Molo
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Ndicela
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
معاف کرنا
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
الوداع
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
Uxolo
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Dakhini
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Dialect 2
Thembu
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
South Africa
India
Where They Speak
South Africa
South Asia
Native Name
isiXhosa
اُردُو
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bihari
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
16th Century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
urdu1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Xhosa and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Urdu Speaking population
Xhosa and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Xhosa vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Urdu Language Codes
Xhosa and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.