Ilocano and Xhosa
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
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Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Thank You
Agyamanak
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Unjani
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Molo
Please
mangngegda
Ndicela
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Pakada
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Balangao
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Philippines
South Africa
Where They Speak
Philippines
South Africa
Dialect 3
Not present
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Not present
South Africa
Native Name
ilokano
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
ilocano
xhosa
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
18th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
xh
Glottocode
ilok1237
xhos1239
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Xhosa Speaking population
Ilocano and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Xhosa on Ilocano vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Xhosa Language Codes
Ilocano and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.