Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Philippines
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
Salamat po
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Magandang umaga po
Please
tafadhali
pakiusap
Sorry
pole
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
nakupenda
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Samahani
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Philippines
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Filipino
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
swahili
tagalog
German Name
Swahili
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Swahili
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
taga1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Tagalog Speaking population
Swahili and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Tagalog on Swahili vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Tagalog Language Codes
Swahili and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.