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Cebuano and French


French and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Philippines   
France   

Second Language
Philippines   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
bonjour   

Thank You
Salamat   
Merci   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Bonjour   

Please
Palihug   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
désolé   

Bye
Babay   
au revoir   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
African French   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Africa   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Visayan   
français   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Français   

French Name
cebuano   
français   

German Name
Cebuano   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Standard French   

Language Position
62   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Cebuano and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and French Speaking population

Cebuano and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and French languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Cebuano vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and French Language Codes

Cebuano and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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