Hindi and Xhosa
Countries
Fiji, India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Molo
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Unjani
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Molo
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Ndicela
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
हिन्दी
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Hindi
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
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Ethnicity
Hindustani people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
7th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
hins
Not Available
Glottocode
hind1269
xhos1239
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Hindi 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 Hindi and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Xhosa Speaking population
Hindi and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Xhosa on Hindi vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Xhosa Language Codes
Hindi and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.