Xhosa and Slovak
Countries
South Africa
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
South Africa
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Czech Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Czech-Slovak Language
Alphabets in
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Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Ďakujem vám
How Are You?
Unjani
Ako sa máte?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Dobrú noc
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Dobrý večer
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Dobré popoludnie
Good Morning
Molo
Dobré ráno
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Pardón!
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Dovidenia
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ľúbim Ťa
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Prepáčte!
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Eastern Slovak
Where They Speak
South Africa
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
Dialect 2
Thembu
Central Slovak
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Western Slovak
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
slovenčina
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Slovakian, Slovencina
French Name
xhosa
slovaque
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Slowakisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Slovaks
Origin
16th Century
6th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Slavic
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Slovak
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
slov1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
53-AAA-db
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa and Slovak 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 Slovak dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Slovak language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Slovak Dialects are spoken in different Slovak speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Slovak Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Slovak dialects include: Eastern Slovak , Central Slovak. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Slovak Speaking population
Xhosa and Slovak speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Slovak languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Slovak Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovak 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 Slovak on Xhosa vs Slovak where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Slovak Language Codes
Xhosa and Slovak language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Slovak Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
