Igbo and Xhosa
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
dalụ
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Unjani
Good Night
ka chi fo
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Molo
Bye
Not Available
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ndiyakuthanda
Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Africa
Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Ibo
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
30th Century BC
16th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Xhosa Speaking population
Igbo and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Xhosa on Igbo vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Xhosa Language Codes
Igbo and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.