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Language code: xho

Technical information about ISO 639 language code xho

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The table below provides technical details for the Xhosa language, designated by the xho code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

xho

Name

Official

Xhosa

Native

IsiXhosa

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
GcalekaNgqikaNdlambeThembuBomvanaHlubiMpondoMpondomiseBhacaXesibe
Related languages
ZuluSwatiSouthern NdebeleNorthern NdebelePhuthi
Key facts
It features three primary click consonants incorporated from Khoisan languagesTone is grammatically significant, marking noun class and verb distinctionsThe language has 15 noun classes guiding concord throughout sentencesIts orthography was first standardized by Christian missionaries in the 19th centuryXhosa literature produced South Africa's first novel in an African language, “Ityala lamawele” (1914).
Sample phrase

Molo, unjani?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Xhosa language, identified by the code xho, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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