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Xhosa and Basque


Basque and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Spanish   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
43   
32
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Unjani   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Molo   
Egun on   

Please
Ndicela   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
Barkatu   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Agur   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
Not available   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
xhosa   
basque   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Basque people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Basque   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
baq   

ISO 639 3
xho   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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All Xhosa and Basque 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 Xhosa and Basque dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Xhosa and Basque Speaking population

Xhosa and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. 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 Xhosa and Basque on Xhosa vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Basque Language Codes

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