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Swahili and Xhosa History


Xhosa and Swahili Language History


History

Origin
6th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Bantu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
isiXhosa   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Xhosa   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

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Early forms of Swahili and Xhosa

The Early forms of Swahili and Xhosa explains the evolution of Swahili and Xhosa languages which is under Swahili and Xhosa history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Swahili and Xhosa history we will understand how the Swahili and Xhosa languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Not Available

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Swahili and Xhosa Language Family

In Swahili and Xhosa history, you will get to know about Swahili and Xhosa language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Swahili and Xhosa language on Swahili vs Xhosa alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Swahili vs Xhosa Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Swahili vs Xhosa language rank. Swahili and Xhosa history gives you Swahili and Xhosa language rank. The Swahili language rank is not available. And Xhosa language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Swahili vs Xhosa.

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