Igbo and Tagalog
Countries
Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
Salamat po
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Magandang umaga po
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Enuani
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Batangas, Gabon
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Dialect 3
Not present
Filipino
Where They Speak
-
Philippines
Alternative Names
Ibo
Filipino, Pilipino
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Tagalog people
Origin
30th Century BC
1593
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Filipino
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Tagalog
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Tagalog Speaking population
Igbo and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Tagalog on Igbo vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Tagalog Language Codes
Igbo and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.