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Xhosa and Swahili History


Swahili and Xhosa Language History


History

Origin
16th Century   
6th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Bantu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Swahili   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

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Early forms of Xhosa and Swahili

The Early forms of Xhosa and Swahili explains the evolution of Xhosa and Swahili languages which is under Xhosa and Swahili history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Xhosa and Swahili history we will understand how the Xhosa and Swahili languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Signed Xhosa
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Signed Xhosa

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Xhosa and Swahili Language Family

In Xhosa and Swahili history, you will get to know about Xhosa and Swahili language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Xhosa and Swahili language on Xhosa vs Swahili alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Xhosa vs Swahili Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Xhosa vs Swahili language rank. Xhosa and Swahili history gives you Xhosa and Swahili language rank. The Xhosa language rank is not available. And Swahili language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Xhosa vs Swahili.

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