Xhosa and Uyghur
Countries
South Africa
China
National Language
South Africa
China
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Uzbek Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Gokturk Language
Alphabets in
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Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Molo
Ässalamu läykum.
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
rakhmat
How Are You?
Unjani
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Not Available
Good Morning
Molo
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
kachurung
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Khayr khosh
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
sizni yahshi kOrman
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Kachurung
Where They Speak
South Africa
China
Where They Speak
South Africa
China
Where They Speak
South Africa
China
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
French Name
xhosa
ouïgour
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Uigurisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Uyghur
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Uyghur
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
uigh1240
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa and Uyghur 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 Uyghur dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Uyghur language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Uyghur Dialects are spoken in different Uyghur speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Uyghur Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Uyghur dialects include: Turpan , Hotan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Uyghur Speaking population
Xhosa and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Xhosa vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Uyghur Language Codes
Xhosa and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.