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Dutch and Xhosa History


Xhosa and Dutch Language History


History

Origin
AD 450-500   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Western   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
isiXhosa   

Language Position
48   
35
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
Signed Xhosa   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Dutch and Xhosa

The Early forms of Dutch and Xhosa explains the evolution of Dutch and Xhosa languages which is under Dutch and Xhosa history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Dutch and Xhosa history we will understand how the Dutch and Xhosa languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)

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Dutch and Xhosa Language Family

In Dutch and Xhosa history, you will get to know about Dutch and Xhosa language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family while Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Dutch and Xhosa language on Dutch vs Xhosa alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Dutch vs Xhosa Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Dutch vs Xhosa language rank. Dutch and Xhosa history gives you Dutch and Xhosa language rank. The Dutch language rank is 48. And Xhosa language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Dutch vs Xhosa.

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