Xhosa and Mongolian
Countries
South Africa
China, Mongolia
National Language
South Africa
China, Mongolia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Turkish Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
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Hello
Molo
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
Unjani
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
Molo
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
Ndicela
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Mongolia
Dialect 2
Thembu
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Mongolia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
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Origin
16th Century
1224-1225
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Mongolian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
mong1331
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Mongolian 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 Mongolian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Mongolian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Mongolian Dialects are spoken in different Mongolian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Mongolian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian , Ordos Mongolian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Mongolian Speaking population
Xhosa and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian 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 Mongolian on Xhosa vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Mongolian Language Codes
Xhosa and Mongolian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Mongolian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.