Luri and Xhosa
Countries
Iran
South Africa
National Language
Iran
South Africa
Second Language
Not Available
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica
Africa
Minority Language
Not Available
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
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- 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
Persian
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
Not Available
Thank You
Thank you
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
how are you
Unjani
Good Night
Good night
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Good evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Good morning
Molo
Sorry
sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
i love you
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
excuse me
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Feyli lurish
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bakhtiari
Thembu
Where They Speak
Iran
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Iran
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
nanme
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Lori, Luri, Luristani
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
Not Available
xhosa
German Name
Not Available
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Lurs
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
19 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
gd
No early forms
Standard Forms
gd
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 2/T
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xho
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
xho
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Linguasphere
12
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Luri 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 Luri and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Luri and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Luri are spoken in different Luri Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Luri vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish, Bakhtiari. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Luri and Xhosa Speaking population
Luri and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Luri and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Luri and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 % 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 Luri and Xhosa on Luri vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Luri and Xhosa Language Codes
Luri and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Luri and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
