Indonesian and Xhosa
Countries
Indonesia
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia
South Africa
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Terima kasih
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Unjani
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
Molo
Please
mohon Untuk
Ndicela
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Balinese
Thembu
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
indonésien
xhosa
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Indonesians
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
7th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Malay
No early forms
Standard Forms
Indonesian
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
indo1316
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Xhosa Speaking population
Indonesian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Xhosa on Indonesian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Xhosa Language Codes
Indonesian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
