Ilocano and Xhosa Speaking countries

Ilocano and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Ilocano and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Ilocano and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Ilocano and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Ilocano vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Ilocano and Xhosa Regulators

Ilocano and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Xhosa Language History.

Ilocano and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Ilocano and Xhosa continents in which Ilocano and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Ilocano and Xhosa. Most of the Ilocano speaking countries lie in Asia. While Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Ilocano and Xhosa languages:

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

• Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
• Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

Xhosa 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.

The Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.