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Xhosa and Malaysian

Xhosa
Xhosa
Malaysian
Malaysian
Malaysian and Xhosa


Countries
Countries
South Africa   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12
National Language
South Africa   
Malaysia   
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Indonesia   
Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Thailand   
Regulated By
Not Available   
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
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3
How Many Consonants
43   
32
24   
14
Scripts
Latin   
Latin   
Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10
Greetings
Hello
Molo   
Hai   
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   
Please
Ndicela   
sila   
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
maaf   
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Selamat tinggal   
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Saya sayang kamu   
Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Maafkan saya   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Bengkulu   
Where They Speak
South Africa   
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   
How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,600,000.00   
25
Dialect 2
Thembu   
Pekal   
Where They Speak
South Africa   
Indonesia   
How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
40
Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Musi   
Where They Speak
South Africa   
Indonesia   
How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,100,000.00   
11
Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
24   
20
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
175.00 million   
10
Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.16 %   
14
Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
98.00 million   
8
Native Name
isiXhosa   
Bahasa melayu   
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Not Available   
French Name
xhosa   
malais   
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Malaiisch   
Pronunciation
Not Available   
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Not Available   
History
Origin
16th Century   
c. 683 AD   
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   
Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   
Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms   
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   
Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Pluricentric Standard Malay   
Language Position
Not Available   
54   
39
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Malaysian Sign Language   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
xh   
ms   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho   
msa   
ISO 639 2/B
xho   
may   
ISO 639 3
xho   
zsm   
ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   
Glottocode
xhos1239   
stan1306   
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
No data available   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   
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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.

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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.

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