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Xhosa and Tagalog Speaking countries


Tagalog and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Philippines   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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".
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Tagalog as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Tagalog as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.

If you want to compare Xhosa and Tagalog dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Tagalog Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Xhosa and Tagalog Regulators

Xhosa and Tagalog speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Tagalog regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Tagalog is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Tagalog Language History.

Xhosa and Tagalog Continents

Thinking about Xhosa and Tagalog continents in which Xhosa and Tagalog speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Tagalog. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Xhosa and Tagalog languages:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

The Xhosa language was derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages and is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele whereas Xhosa language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.

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