Welsh and Xhosa
Countries
Wales
South Africa
National Language
Wales
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- 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
English Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
British Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Diolch
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Unjani
Good Night
Nos da
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Bore da
Molo
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
Ndicela
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Hwyl
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Argentina
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Thembu
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
South Africa
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Powys
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
gallois
xhosa
German Name
Kymrisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Welsh people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
9th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
No early forms
Standard Forms
Welsh
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
wels1247
xhos1239
Linguasphere
50-ABA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Welsh 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 Welsh and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Xhosa Speaking population
Welsh and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Xhosa on Welsh vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Xhosa Language Codes
Welsh and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.