Xhosa and Japanese
Countries
South Africa
Japan
National Language
South Africa
Japan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Korean Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Molo
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Unjani
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Molo
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Ndicela
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
South Africa
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Not Available
French Name
xhosa
japonais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
nucl1643
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Japanese Speaking population
Xhosa and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Xhosa vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Japanese Language Codes
Xhosa and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.