Tagalog and Xhosa
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
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
Alphabets in
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Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Salamat po
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
Unjani
Good Night
Magandang gabi
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
Molo
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Paálam
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Iniibig kita
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
South Africa
Where They Speak
Philippines
South Africa
Where They Speak
Philippines
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Tagalog
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
tagalog
xhosa
German Name
Tagalog
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
taga1269
xhos1239
Linguasphere
31-CKA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Tagalog and Xhosa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tagalog and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Xhosa Speaking population
Tagalog and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tagalog and Xhosa on Tagalog vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Xhosa Language Codes
Tagalog and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.