Zulu and Tagalog
Countries
South Africa
Philippines
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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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Salamat po
How Are You?
unjani
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Magandang umaga po
Please
Ngiyacela
pakiusap
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Philippines
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Filipino
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
zoulou
tagalog
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Filipino
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
zulu1248
taga1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Zulu 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 Zulu and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Tagalog Speaking population
Zulu and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Tagalog on Zulu vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Tagalog Language Codes
Zulu and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.