Kashmiri and Xhosa
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
Molo
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Unjani
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Not Available
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
Molo
Please
Not Available
Ndicela
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
South Africa
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
South Africa
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
kashmiri
xhosa
German Name
Kaschmiri
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
12th 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
Kashmiri
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kash1277
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kashmiri and Xhosa Speaking population
Kashmiri and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Xhosa on Kashmiri vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kashmiri and Xhosa Language Codes
Kashmiri and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
