Xhosa and Malaysian
Countries
South Africa
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
South Africa
Malaysia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Thailand
Regulated By
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Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Tamil Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
terima kasih
How Are You?
Unjani
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
Molo
Selamat pagi
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
isiXhosa
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
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Origin
16th Century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
stan1306
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Xhosa and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Malaysian Speaking population
Xhosa and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian 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 Malaysian on Xhosa vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Malaysian Language Codes
Xhosa and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.