Cebuano and Igbo
Countries
Philippines
Nigeria
National Language
Philippines
Nigeria
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Not Available
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Boholano
Enuani
Where They Speak
Bohol
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Ngwa
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Not present
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Ibo
German Name
Cebuano
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Igbo people
Origin
16th century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Kwa
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ig
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Cebuano and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Igbo Speaking population
Cebuano and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Cebuano vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Igbo Language Codes
Cebuano and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.