IsiXhosa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/IsiXhosa
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:branch Bantu
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Ndebele
gptkb:Swati
gptkb:Zulu
gptkbp:containsClickConsonants true
gptkbp:endonym gptkb:isiXhosa
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:hasBibleTranslation 1859
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Hlubi
gptkb:Bhaca
gptkb:Gcaleka
gptkb:Mfengu
gptkb:Mpondo
gptkb:Mpondomise
gptkb:Thembu
gptkb:Xesibe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IsiXhosa
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code xh
gptkbp:ISO639-3 xho
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Niger–Congo
gptkbp:languageGroup gptkb:Nguni
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:isiXhosa
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers approximately 19 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gauteng
gptkb:Western_Cape
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:status government position
national language
gptkbp:supportsLanguage xh
gptkbp:usedByEthnicGroup gptkb:Xhosa_people
gptkbp:usedInEducation gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_West_Province,_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7