Countries
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Palihug
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Babay
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
Visayan
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
cebuano
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
16th century
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Cebuano and Filipino 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 Cebuano and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Filipino Speaking population
Cebuano and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Cebuano and Filipino on Cebuano vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Filipino Language Codes
Cebuano and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.