Xhosa and Thai
Countries
South Africa
Thailand
National Language
South Africa
Thailand
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Lao Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Unjani
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
Molo
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
Ndicela
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
South Africa
Isan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
South Africa
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Origin
16th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Thai
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Thai
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
thai1261
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Xhosa and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Thai Speaking population
Xhosa and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Xhosa vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Thai Language Codes
Xhosa and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
