Polish and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Poland
South Africa
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
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Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
dziękuję
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Jak się masz?
Unjani
Good Night
dobranoc
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
dobry wieczór
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
dzień dobry
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Dzień dobry
Molo
Sorry
Przepraszam
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
do widzenia
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
kocham Cię
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
przepraszam
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Kashubian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Poland
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Masovian
Thembu
Where They Speak
Poland
South Africa
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Polski
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
polonais
xhosa
German Name
Polnisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]
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Ethnicity
Poles
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Slavic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Polish
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
pols
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Glottocode
poli1260
xhos1239
Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Polish 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 Polish and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Polish and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Polish are spoken in different Polish Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Polish vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Polish dialects include: Kashubian, Masovian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Polish and Xhosa Speaking population
Polish and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Xhosa on Polish vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Polish and Xhosa Language Codes
Polish and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Polish and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
