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
  
Not Available
  
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
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
Molo
  
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
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
Uxolo
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
20.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
hébreu
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
he
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hebrew and Xhosa Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hebrew and Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Xhosa language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Xhosa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hebrew and Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.