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Xhosa vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
43   
32
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
Hoy   

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   

Please
Ndicela   
Palihug   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Babay   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
14.50 million   
19

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   

History

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   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
xho   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Cebuano language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Xhosa and Cebuano Language History.

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Xhosa and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Xhosa and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Cebuano language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Xhosa vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Xhosa vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Xhosa and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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