Xhosa and Welsh
Countries
South Africa
Wales
National Language
South Africa
Wales
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Welsh Language Commissioner
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.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
English Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Diolch
How Are You?
Unjani
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Nos da
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
P'nawn da
Good Morning
Molo
Bore da
Please
Ndicela
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Hwyl
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
South Africa
Argentina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
South Africa
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Cymraeg
French Name
xhosa
gallois
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Welsh people
Origin
16th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
No early forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Welsh
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
wels1247
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Xhosa and Welsh 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 Welsh dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Welsh Speaking population
Xhosa and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh 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 Welsh on Xhosa vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Welsh Language Codes
Xhosa and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.