Belarusian and Xhosa
Countries
Belarus, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
South Africa
Second Language
Poland
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- 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.
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Dziakuj
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
Unjani
Good Night
Dabranač
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
Molo
Please
Kali laska
Ndicela
Sorry
Vybačajcie
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
da pabačennia
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
Uxolo
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
South Africa
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
Thembu
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
South Africa
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
South Africa
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
biélorusse
xhosa
German Name
Weißrussisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Belarusians
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
18th century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
No early forms
Standard Forms
Belarusian
isiXhosa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
bela1254
xhos1239
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Belarusian and Xhosa 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 Belarusian and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Xhosa Speaking population
Belarusian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Belarusian and Xhosa on Belarusian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Xhosa Language Codes
Belarusian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
