Cebuano and Xhosa
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Philippines
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Salamat
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Unjani
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Molo
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Babay
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Boholano
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Bohol
South Africa
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Thembu
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
South Africa
Dialect 3
North Kana
Hlubi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
South Africa
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
cebuano
xhosa
German Name
Cebuano
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Cebuano people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
16th century
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
xh
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
cebu1242
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Cebuano and Xhosa 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 Cebuano and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Xhosa Speaking population
Cebuano and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Cebuano and Xhosa on Cebuano vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Xhosa Language Codes
Cebuano and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.