German and Xhosa
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
South Africa
National Language
Germany
South Africa
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
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Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Danke
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Unjani
Good Night
gute Nacht
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
guten Abend
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Molo
Sorry
Verzeihung
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Tschüs
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Switzerland
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Thembu
Where They Speak
Germany
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Texas German
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Texas
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Deutsch
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
allemand
xhosa
German Name
Deutsch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
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Ethnicity
Germans
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
6th Century AD
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed German
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
deus
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Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
xhos1239
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All German 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 German and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of German and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Xhosa Speaking population
German and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of German and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Xhosa on German vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Xhosa Language Codes
German and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.