Countries
South Africa
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
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National Language
South Africa
Philippines
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
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