1 Countries
1.1 Countries
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.22 National Language
1.23 Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Filipinos
1.24 Speaking Continents
1.25 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
1.26 Regulated By
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Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
1.27 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.
- 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".
1.28 Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
1.29 Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available