Xhosa and Navajo
Countries
South Africa
United States of America
National Language
South Africa
United States of America
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Apache Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
Unjani
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
Molo
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
Ndicela
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Not available
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Hágoónee’
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ayóó ánííníshí
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Navajo1
Where They Speak
South Africa
Arizona
Where They Speak
South Africa
New Mexico
Where They Speak
South Africa
Utah
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Navaho
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Navajo people
Origin
16th Century
1500 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Athapascan
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Navajo
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
xhos1239
nava1243
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Xhosa and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Navajo Speaking population
Xhosa and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo on Xhosa vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Navajo Language Codes
Xhosa and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.