Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
grazie
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Come stai?
Unjani
Good Night
buonanotte
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
buonasera
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
buongiorno
Molo
Please
Per Favore
Ndicela
Sorry
scusate
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
arrivederci
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ti amo
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Lazio
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Thembu
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
South Africa
Native Name
Italiano
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Italiano
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
italien
xhosa
German Name
Italienisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Italians
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
960 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
itas
Not Available
Glottocode
ital1282
xhos1239
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Italian 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 Italian and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Xhosa Speaking population
Italian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Xhosa on Italian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Xhosa Language Codes
Italian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.