Countries
Philippines
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Philippines
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- 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".
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Salamat po
Asante
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Magandang gabi
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
Habari za asubuhi
Please
pakiusap
tafadhali
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
pole
I Love You
Iniibig kita
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Samahani
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Bisalog
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Philippines
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Filipino
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Tagalog
Not Available
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
tagalog
swahili
German Name
Tagalog
Swahili
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
taga1269
swah1254
Linguasphere
31-CKA
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Tagalog and Swahili 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 Tagalog and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Swahili Speaking population
Tagalog and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Tagalog and Swahili on Tagalog vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Swahili Language Codes
Tagalog and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.