Xhosa and German
Countries
South Africa
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
South Africa
Germany
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Not Available
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Danke
How Are You?
Unjani
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
guten Tag
Good Morning
Molo
guten Morgen
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Verzeihung
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Tschüs
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Swiss German
Where They Speak
South Africa
Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Swabian German
Where They Speak
South Africa
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Texas German
Where They Speak
South Africa
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Deutsch
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
xhosa
allemand
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Germans
Origin
16th Century
6th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
xhos1239
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and German Speaking population
Xhosa and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and German languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Xhosa vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and German Language Codes
Xhosa and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
