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Xhosa and Ilocano


Ilocano and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
-  
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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
43  
32
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Kablaaw  

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  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
isiXhosa  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
xhosa  
ilocano  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
21  
19
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
xho  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
xho  
ilo  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

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.

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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.

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