Xhosa and Ilocano
Countries
South Africa
Philippines
National Language
South Africa
Philippines
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Unjani
Kumusta?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Molo
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Ndicela
Not available
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Agpakawanak
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Pakada
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Balangao
Where They Speak
South Africa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Not present
Where They Speak
South Africa
Not present
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
ilokano
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
xhosa
ilocano
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Ilocano people
Origin
16th Century
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
ilok1237
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa and Ilocano 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 Xhosa and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Ilocano Speaking population
Xhosa and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Xhosa and Ilocano on Xhosa vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Ilocano Language Codes
Xhosa and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.