Xhosa and Sindhi
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
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 writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Gujarati
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Molo
Assalam O Alaikum
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Meharbani
How Are You?
Unjani
Kehra haal aahin
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
tava kia aayo
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Sham Jo Salam
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Assalam o Alaikum
Good Morning
Molo
Subho Bakhair
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Moon khe afsos aahe
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Allah Wahi
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Maaf Kajo
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Siraiki
Where They Speak
South Africa
Upper Sindh
Where They Speak
South Africa
Central Sindh
Where They Speak
South Africa
Lower Sindh
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Not Available
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Not Available
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
711 A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Sindhi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
xhos1239
sind1272
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
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All Xhosa and Sindhi 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 Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Sindhi Speaking population
Xhosa and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Xhosa vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Sindhi Language Codes
Xhosa and Sindhi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Sindhi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
