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Venda and Xhosa are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Both Venda and Xhosa belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Venda: Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa. Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
Everyday phrases translated from Venda to Xhosa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Lotsha | Molo |
| Ndi matsheloni | Molo kusasa |
| Ndi masiari avhudi | Mholo emva kwemini |
| Ndi madekwana | Molo ngokuhlwa |
| Vhusiku havhudi | Ulale kakuhle |
| Ni sale zwavhudi | Sala kakuhle |
| Ri do vhonana nga murahu | Ndiza kubona kamva |
| Ri do vhonana matshelo | Sibonane ngomso |
| Ro tanganedzwa | Wamkelekile |
| Vho vuwa hani? | Unjani? |
| Ndi khwine, ndo livhuwa | Ndiyaphila, enkosi |
| Duvha lavhudi | Ube nosuku oluhle |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ndi khou humbela | Nceda |
| Ndo livhuwa | Enkosi |
| Ndo livhuwa nga maanda . | Enkosi kakhulu |
| Vho tanganedzwa . | Wamkelekile |
| Ee | Ewe |
| Hai | Hayi |
| Vha mpfarele | Uxolo |
| Ndi khou humbela pfarelo . | Uxolo |
| Ahuna thaidzo . | Akukho ngxaki |
| Ngoho | Ewe kunjalo |
| Ri a vha fhululedza | Sivuyisana nawe |
| Mashudu mavhuya | Ithamsanqa |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Dzina lawe ndi nnyi? | Ungubani igama lakho? |
| Ndo takala u ni divha | Ndiyavuya ukukwazi |
| Ni bva ngafhi? | Ungowaphi? |
| Ni na miṅwaha mingana? | Ingaba umngakanani? |
| Ndi mutshudeni | Ndingumfundi |
| Ndi hafha nga holodei . | Ndilapha ngeholide |
| Ndi hafha nga mushumo . | Ndilapha ngomsebenzi |
| Hoyu ndi khonani yanga . | Ngumhlobo wam lo |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Muthihi | Enye |
| Zwivhili | Zimbini |
| Vhuraru | Zintathu |
| Nṋa | Isine |
| Vhuṱanu | Zintlanu |
| Rathi | Amathandathu |
| Sumbe | Zisixhenxe |
| Malo | Isibhozo |
| Fusumbe | Isithoba |
| Fumi | Ishumi |
| Ḓana . | Ikhulu |
| Tshigidi tshithihi | Iwaka |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Namusi | Namhlanje |
| Matshelo | Ngomso |
| Mulovha | Izolo |
| Zwino | Ngoku |
| Nga murahu | Kamva |
| Ndi tshifhingade? | Ngubani ixesha? |
| Nga matsheloni . | Ekuseni |
| Nga madekwana . | Ngokuhlwa |
| Musumbuluwo | NgoMvulo |
| Lavhutanu | NgoLwesihlanu |
| Vhege idaho | Kwiveki ezayo |
| Awara nthihi | Iyure enye |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Lufhera lwa u ṱambela lu ngafhi? | Iphi indlu yangasese? |
| Tshiṱitshi tsha tshidimela tshi ngafhi? | Siphi isikhululo sikaloliwe? |
| Vhuimazwikepe vhu ngafhi? | Siphi isikhululo seenqwelomoya? |
| Ndi swika hani henefho? | Ndifike njani apho? |
| Kha vha rembuluwe kha tsha monde | Jika ekhohlo |
| Kha vha rembuluwe kha tshauḽa | Jika ngasekunene |
| Iyani phanḓa no livha . | Yiya ngqo phambili |
| Ndi tsini na . | Ikufuphi |
| Ndi kule . | Kude |
| Ndo xela . | Ndilahlekile |
| Ndi khou toda thekhisi . | Ndifuna iteksi |
| Ndi nga renga ngafhi thikhithi? | Ndingalithenga phi itikiti? |
| Thikhithi ndi vhugai? | Ingaba yimalini itikiti? |
| Zwo tsireledzea u tshimbila? | Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba? |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ndi na ndala . | Ndilambile |
| Ndi na ḓora . | Ndinxaniwe |
| Maḓi, ndi khou humbela | Nceda, amanzi |
| Ṱafula ya vhavhili, ndi khou humbela | Itafile yababini, nceda |
| Menyu, ndi khou humbela | Imenyu, nceda |
| Ni themendela mini? | Ucebisa ntoni? |
| Ndi nga takalela hezwi | Ndingathanda oku |
| Zwi a ḓifha . | Imnandi |
| Mulayotibe, ndi khou humbela | Ityala, nceda |
| A thi ḽi ṋama . | Andiyityi inyama |
| Ndi na allergy ya zwiliwa | Andidibani nokutya |
| Gofhi | Ikofu |
| Tie | Iti |
| Vhurotho | Isonka |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Hezwi zwi ḓura vhugai? | Ingaba oku kubiza malini? |
| I khou dura vhukuma . | Ibiza kakhulu |
| Naa ni ṱanganedza garaṱa dza tshikolodo? | Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala? |
| Ndi khou tou sedza . | Ndijonge nje |
| Ndi do i dzhia . | Ndiza kuyithatha |
| Vula | Vula |
| Zwo valwa | Ivaliwe |
| Muṋango | Umnyango |
| U bva | Phuma |
| Makete u ngafhi? | Iphi imarike? |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Thuso | Nceda |
| Kha vha founele dokotela | Biza ugqirha |
| Kha vha founele mapholisa . | Biza amapolisa |
| Ndi khou toda thuso . | Ndifuna uncedo |
| Ndi khou lwala . | Ndiyagula |
| Vhuongelo vhu ngafhi? | Siphi isibhedlele? |
| Khemisi i ngafhi? | Iphi ikhemesti? |
| Zwi khou vhavha hafha . | Kubuhlungu apha |
| Ndi khou toda dokotela . | Ndifuna ugqirha |
| Huna vhuongelo tsini? | Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane? |
| Venda | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ni a amba Luisimane? | Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi? |
| A thi khou pfesesa . | Andiqondi |
| Ndi khou pfesesa . | Ndiyaqonda |
| Ndi khou humbela u amba nga u ongolowa . | Ndicela uthethe kancinci |
| Ndi khou humbela uri ni dovholole zwenezwo . | Nceda uyiphinde |
| Ndi khou humbela uri ni zwi nwale fhasi . | Nceda uyibhale phantsi |
| Zwenezwi zwi amba mini? | Kuthetha ukuthini oku? |
| Ni zwi amba hani zwenezwi? | Uyitsho njani lento? |
| Ndi khou guda . | Ndiyafunda |
| Ndi amba nyana . | Ndithetha kancinci |
| Ni nga nthusa? | Ungandinceda? |
| A thi ḓivhi | Andazi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in South Africa (especially Eastern Cape and Western Cape), with communities in other southern African countries.
Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Features distinctive click consonants (c, q, x representing different clicks), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 15 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and apartheid policies.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Nguni group along with Zulu.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1820s-1830s, orthography standardized for educational use.
Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the Limpopo Province, and in some areas of Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script, with additional characters such as ḓ, ṅ, ṋ, ṱ, and ḽ to represent specific Venda phonemes.
Venda includes implosive and aspirated consonants, prenasalized stops, and vowel length distinctions. It features tonal patterns that affect meaning.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Uses noun class systems typical of Bantu languages, with extensive concordial agreement and derivational morphology.
Includes vocabulary from Afrikaans, English, and other South African Bantu languages due to contact and multilingual environments.
Niger-Congo language family, Bantu branch, Southern Bantu subgroup.
Latin script with extended orthographic characters.
Orthography developed during the colonial and missionary period, standardized in the 20th century. Used in schools, media, and official contexts.
Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
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