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
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Molo
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Unjani
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Molo
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Ndicela
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Thembu
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Hlubi
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
isiXhosa
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
xhosa
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Not Available
  
Origin
16th Century
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
xh
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
xho
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
xho
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
xhos1239
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Xhosa and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Filipino Speaking population
Xhosa and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Xhosa vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Filipino Language Codes
Xhosa and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.