Xhosa and Bosnian
Countries
South Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Language
South Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Not Available
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Hvala
How Are You?
Unjani
Kako si?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Laku noc
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Dobro veće
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Dobar dan
Good Morning
Molo
Dobro jutro
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Oprostite
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Zbogom
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Volim te
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Chakavian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Croatia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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French Name
xhosa
bosniaque
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bosnisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Bosniaks
Origin
16th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Bosnian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
boss
Glottocode
xhos1239
bosn1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Bosnian 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 Bosnian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Bosnian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Bosnian Dialects are spoken in different Bosnian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Bosnian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Bosnian dialects include: Shtokavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Bosnian Speaking population
Xhosa and Bosnian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Bosnian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Bosnian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bosnian 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 Bosnian on Xhosa vs Bosnian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Bosnian Language Codes
Xhosa and Bosnian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Bosnian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
