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Xhosa and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and Xhosa Language History


History

Origin
16th Century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Germanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Standard Afrikaans   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Xhosa and Afrikaans

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

  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Xhosa
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Signed Xhosa

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Xhosa and Afrikaans Language Family

In Xhosa and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about Xhosa and Afrikaans 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. Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Afrikaans is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Xhosa and Afrikaans language on Xhosa vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Xhosa vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Xhosa vs Afrikaans language rank. Xhosa and Afrikaans history gives you Xhosa and Afrikaans language rank. The Xhosa language rank is not available. And Afrikaans 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 Xhosa vs Afrikaans.

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