Xhosa and Cebuano
Countries
South Africa
Philippines
National Language
South Africa
Philippines
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Salamat
How Are You?
Unjani
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Molo
Maayong Buntag
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Ikasubo ko
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Babay
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Boholano
Where They Speak
South Africa
Bohol
Dialect 2
Thembu
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
South Africa
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Hlubi
North Kana
Where They Speak
South Africa
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Visayan
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
xhosa
cebuano
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Cebuano people
Origin
16th Century
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
xhos1239
cebu1242
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Xhosa and Cebuano 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 Xhosa and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Cebuano Speaking population
Xhosa and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Xhosa and Cebuano on Xhosa vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Cebuano Language Codes
Xhosa and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.