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Zulu and Tagalog


Tagalog and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Philippines  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
57  
34
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Ngiyacela  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paálam  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Batangas, Gabon  

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Philippines  

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
90,000.00  
30

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.42 %  
32

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
isiZulu  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
zoulou  
tagalog  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
19  
1593  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indonesian  

Branch
Beatu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Filipino  

Language Position
87  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
zul  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Zulu and Tagalog 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 Zulu and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Tagalog Speaking population

Zulu and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Zulu and Tagalog on Zulu vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Tagalog Language Codes

Zulu and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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