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Zulu and Xhosa History


Xhosa and Zulu Language History


History

Origin
19   
16th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Beatu   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
isiXhosa   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Xhosa   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Zulu and Xhosa

The Early forms of Zulu and Xhosa explains the evolution of Zulu and Xhosa languages which is under Zulu and Xhosa history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Zulu and Xhosa history we will understand how the Zulu and Xhosa languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Zulu: urban Zulu.
  • Early forms of Xhosa: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Zulu: Deep Zulu.
  • Standard forms of Xhosa: isiXhosa.
  • Signed forms of Zulu: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Xhosa: Not Available

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Zulu and Xhosa Language Family

In Zulu and Xhosa history, you will get to know about Zulu and Xhosa language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Zulu is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Xhosa is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Zulu is Benue-Congo and Beatu resp. The subgroup and branch of Xhosa is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Zulu and Xhosa language on Zulu vs Xhosa alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Zulu vs Xhosa Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Zulu vs Xhosa language rank. Zulu and Xhosa history gives you Zulu and Xhosa language rank. The Zulu language rank is 87. And Xhosa language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Zulu vs Xhosa.

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