Xhosa and Slovene
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Slovenia
National Language
South Africa
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
Not Available
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Serbo-Croatian
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Hvala
How Are You?
Unjani
Kako se imate?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Lahko noč
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Dober večer
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Dober dan
Good Morning
Molo
Dobro jutro
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Oprostite
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Nasvidenje
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ljubim te
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Prekmurje Slovene
Where They Speak
South Africa
Hungary, Slovenia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Italy
Where They Speak
South Africa
Slovenia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Not available
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Slovenian, Slovenscina
French Name
xhosa
slovène
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Slowenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Slovenes
Origin
16th Century
972-1093
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Slovene
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
slov1268
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
53-AAA-f
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Xhosa and Slovene 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 Slovene dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Slovene language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Slovene Dialects are spoken in different Slovene speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Slovene Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Slovene dialects include: Prekmurje Slovene , Resian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Slovene Speaking population
Xhosa and Slovene speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Slovene languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Slovene Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovene 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 Slovene on Xhosa vs Slovene where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Slovene Language Codes
Xhosa and Slovene language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Slovene Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
