Xhosa and Indonesian
Countries
South Africa
Indonesia
National Language
South Africa
Indonesia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Not Available
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Malay language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Unjani
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
Molo
Selamat Pagi
Please
Ndicela
mohon Untuk
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Aku cinta kamu
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Sundanese
Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Balinese
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia, Malaysia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
xhosa
indonésien
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Indonesians
Origin
16th Century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Indonesian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
xhos1239
indo1316
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Indonesian Speaking population
Xhosa and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Xhosa vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Indonesian Language Codes
Xhosa and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.