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Xhosa and Dogri


Dogri and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Jammu and Kashmir, India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Not Available   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Hindi and Punjabi Languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
43   
32
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
Ke aal aee   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
dhanwaad   

How Are You?
Unjani   
kiyaan oo ji   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
shub ratri   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
shub ratri   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Molo   
su prabat   

Please
Ndicela   
kripya   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
mere kaulan galti ooyyii   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
changa ji pher   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Minjo tere naal pyar hega   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
gustakhi maaf   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Jaunsari   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Kullu   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
35

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Hinduri   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
France, Himachal Pradesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
4.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
डोगरी   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru   

French Name
xhosa   
dogri   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Dogri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Dogras   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1971   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early Forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Dogri   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
xho   
doi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
indo1311   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Xhosa and Dogri Speaking population

Xhosa and Dogri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Dogri languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Dogri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dogri 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 Dogri on Xhosa vs Dogri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Dogri Language Codes

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