Xhosa and Swedish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
South Africa
Sweden
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
tacka dig
How Are You?
Unjani
hur mår du
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
godnatt
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
god kväll
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
Molo
god morgon
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ledsen
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
hej då
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Dialects
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Dialects
Where They Speak
South Africa
Georgia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Svenska
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
xhosa
suédois
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
16th Century
13th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Bantu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Swedish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
swed1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Swedish Speaking population
Xhosa and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Xhosa vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Swedish Language Codes
Xhosa and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
