Tagalog and Zulu
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Filipinos
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Pan South African Language Board
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".
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Salamat po
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
unjani
Good Night
Magandang gabi
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
okuhle ekuseni
Please
pakiusap
Ngiyacela
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Iniibig kita
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Bisalog
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Philippines
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Filipino
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Philippines
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Tagalog
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
tagalog
zoulou
German Name
Tagalog
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
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Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Zulu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Filipino
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
taga1269
zulu1248
Linguasphere
31-CKA
99-AUT-fg
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
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All Tagalog and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Zulu Speaking population
Tagalog and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Tagalog vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Zulu Language Codes
Tagalog and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.