Maithili and Xhosa
Countries
India, Nepal
South Africa
National Language
India, Nepal
South Africa
Second Language
Nepal
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dhanyabad
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Unjani
Good Night
Śubharātri
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
Molo
Sorry
maf karai
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Alavidā
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Nepal
South Africa
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Thembu
Where They Speak
North India
South Africa
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
South Africa
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
maithili
xhosa
German Name
Maithili
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Maithil
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
14th century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
xh
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mait1250
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Xhosa Speaking population
Maithili and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Xhosa on Maithili vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Xhosa Language Codes
Maithili and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.