Swedish and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
South Africa
National Language
Sweden
South Africa
Second Language
Finland
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
tacka dig
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
hur mår du
Unjani
Good Night
godnatt
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
god kväll
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
god morgon
Molo
Sorry
ledsen
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
hej då
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Dialects
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Gabon
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Dialects
Thembu
Where They Speak
Georgia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
France
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
suédois
xhosa
German Name
Schwedisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
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Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
13th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swed1254
xhos1239
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swedish 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 Swedish and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Xhosa Speaking population
Swedish and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Xhosa on Swedish vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Xhosa Language Codes
Swedish and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
