Sanskrit and Xhosa
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
- 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
Old German Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Molo
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Unjani
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Molo
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
Ndicela
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Not present
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Dialect 2
Not present
Thembu
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Dialect 3
Not present
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Not Available
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
sanskrit
xhosa
German Name
Sanskrit
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
2000 B.C.
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sans1269
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Ancient
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Sanskrit and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sanskrit are spoken in different Sanskrit Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sanskrit vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sanskrit and Xhosa Speaking population
Sanskrit and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Xhosa on Sanskrit vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sanskrit and Xhosa Language Codes
Sanskrit and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sanskrit and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.