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Xhosa and Greek


Greek and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
South Africa   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Armenian   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
7   
4

How Many Consonants
43   
32
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Unjani   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Molo   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Ndicela   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Griko   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
xhosa   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Hellenic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
gre   

ISO 639 3
xho   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Xhosa and Greek Speaking population

Xhosa and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Xhosa vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Greek Language Codes

Xhosa and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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