Malaysian and Xhosa
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
South Africa
National Language
Malaysia
South Africa
Second Language
Indonesia
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Tamil Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
terima kasih
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Unjani
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
Molo
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
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“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Malaiisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
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Ethnicity
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amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 683 AD
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1306
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
Agglutinative
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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Xhosa Speaking population
Malaysian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Xhosa on Malaysian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Xhosa Language Codes
Malaysian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.