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
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Halo
  
Molo
  
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
  
Please
Mangga
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
Hapunten
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
Punten
  
Uxolo
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
39.00 million
  
32
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
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
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Sundanese
  
isiXhosa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
su
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sun
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
sun
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
sun
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sund1251
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Sundanese and Xhosa Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Sundanese and Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sundanese and Xhosa language. Sundanese word for "Hello" is Halo or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Sundanese Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sundanese vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Sundanese vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sundanese Alphabets and Xhosa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Sundanese and Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sundanese and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sundanese is Not Available while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.