Japanese and Xhosa
Countries
Japan
South Africa
National Language
Japan
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Molo
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Unjani
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Molo
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Ndicela
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Kagawa
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
South Africa
Where They Speak
kansai
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
japonais
xhosa
German Name
Japanisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
xhos1239
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Xhosa Speaking population
Japanese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Xhosa on Japanese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Xhosa Language Codes
Japanese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
