Sindhi and Xhosa
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
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Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- 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
Gujarati
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
Molo
Thank You
Meharbani
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
Unjani
Good Night
tava kia aayo
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
Molo
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Allah Wahi
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Siraiki
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
South Africa
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
South Africa
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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isiXhosa
Alternative Names
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“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
711 A.D
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
Sindhi
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sind1272
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sindhi and Xhosa Speaking population
Sindhi and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Xhosa on Sindhi vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sindhi and Xhosa Language Codes
Sindhi and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
