Hebrew and Xhosa
Countries
Israel
South Africa
National Language
Israel
South Africa
Second Language
Israel
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Unjani
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Molo
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Ndicela
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Israel
South Africa
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Thembu
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
South Africa
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Israel
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Hebräisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1000 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
hebr1246
xhos1239
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Xhosa Speaking population
Hebrew and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Xhosa on Hebrew vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Xhosa Language Codes
Hebrew and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
