Xhosa and Hindi
Countries
South Africa
Fiji, India
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Urdu
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Unjani
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
Molo
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
Ndicela
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Khariboli
Where They Speak
South Africa
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bundelkhand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Hindustani people
Origin
16th Century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Hindi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
xhos1239
hind1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Hindi Speaking population
Xhosa and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Xhosa vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Hindi Language Codes
Xhosa and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
