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Tagalog and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Tagalog Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
South Africa   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Tagalog and Xhosa as Minority Language

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

  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Tagalog and Xhosa Regulators

Tagalog and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Xhosa Language History.

Tagalog and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Tagalog and Xhosa continents in which Tagalog and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Xhosa. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Xhosa languages:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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