Xhosa and Latvian
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Latvia
National Language
South Africa
Latvia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Paldies
How Are You?
Unjani
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Labdien
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Piedodiet!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Livonian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Latvia
Dialect 2
Thembu
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Latvia
Dialect 3
Hlubi
High Latvian
Where They Speak
South Africa
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Lettish
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Baltic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Latvian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
latv1249
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Latvian Speaking population
Xhosa and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Latvian on Xhosa vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Latvian Language Codes
Xhosa and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.