Navajo and Xhosa
Countries
United States of America
South Africa
National Language
United States of America
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
North America
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
- 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
Apache Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ahéhee'
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Unjani
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Molo
Please
T'aa shoodi
Ndicela
Sorry
Not available
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Hágoónee’
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Navajo1
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Arizona
South Africa
Where They Speak
New Mexico
South Africa
Where They Speak
Utah
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Navaho
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Navajo people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1500 CE
16th Century
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Athapascan
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Navajo
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nava1243
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
Not Available
All Navajo 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 Navajo and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Navajo and Xhosa Speaking population
Navajo and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo and Xhosa on Navajo vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Navajo and Xhosa Language Codes
Navajo and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.