Sundanese and Xhosa
Countries
West Java
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia
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
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- 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
Madurese and Malay Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Nuhun
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
Unjani
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
Molo
Sorry
Hapunten
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Banten
South Africa
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Thembu
Where They Speak
Bogor
South Africa
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Bandung
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
soundanais
xhosa
German Name
Sundanesisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
5th century AD
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sundanese
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
sund1251
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sundanese and Xhosa Speaking population
Sundanese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Xhosa on Sundanese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sundanese and Xhosa Language Codes
Sundanese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.