Dutch and Xhosa
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
South Africa
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
South Africa
Second Language
South Africa
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
dankjewel
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
Unjani
Good Night
goede Nacht
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
goedenavond
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
goedemorgen
Molo
Please
alsjeblieft
Ndicela
Sorry
sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
vaarwel
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Gronings
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Netherlands
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Thembu
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Nederlands
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
xhosa
German Name
Niederländisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
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Ethnicity
Dutch people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
AD 450-500
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mode1257
xhos1239
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Dutch 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 Dutch and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Xhosa Speaking population
Dutch and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Xhosa on Dutch vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Xhosa Language Codes
Dutch and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
