Xhosa and Tulu
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Kannada Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
Unjani
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
yedde rathre
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
Molo
yedde kaande
Please
Ndicela
Daya maltadu
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Yenna thapu aandu
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Barpe
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Tulu
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
xhosa
Not Available
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Tuluva
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Tulu
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
xho
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
xho
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
xhos1239
tulu1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Tulu Speaking population
Xhosa and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Xhosa vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Tulu Language Codes
Xhosa and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
