Cebuano and Japanese
Countries
Philippines
Japan
National Language
Philippines
Japan
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Hoy
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Salamat
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Palihug
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Babay
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Bohol
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Hakata
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
North Kana
Kansai
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
kansai
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Not Available
French Name
cebuano
japonais
German Name
Cebuano
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ja
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data Available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Cebuano and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Japanese Speaking population
Cebuano and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Cebuano vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Japanese Language Codes
Cebuano and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
