Konkani and Xhosa
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Unjani
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Molo
Sorry
Maf kor
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Adeus
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Goa
South Africa
Dialect 2
Not present
Thembu
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Dialect 3
Not present
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
konkani
xhosa
German Name
Konkani
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1209 A.D.
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
xh
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
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
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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Xhosa Speaking population
Konkani and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Xhosa on Konkani vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Xhosa Language Codes
Konkani and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
