Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
South Africa
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
South Africa
Second Language
Spain
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Gràcies
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Unjani
Good Night
Bona nit
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Bona nit
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Bon dia
Molo
Sorry
Perdó!
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Adéu
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
T'estimo
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Uxolo
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Thembu
Where They Speak
Spain
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Spain
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
catalan; valencien
xhosa
German Name
Katalanisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
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Ethnicity
Catalan people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1028
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
xhos1239
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Xhosa Speaking population
Catalan and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available 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 Catalan and Xhosa on Catalan vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Xhosa Language Codes
Catalan and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.