Xhosa and Kannada
Countries
South Africa
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
South Africa
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Telugu
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Unjani
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Molo
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Ndicela
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
South Africa
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
xhosa
kannada
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Kannadiga
Origin
16th Century
c. 450
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
nucl1305
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Kannada Speaking population
Xhosa and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Xhosa vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Kannada Language Codes
Xhosa and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.