Countries
Philippines
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Philippines
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Palihug
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Bohol
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Mappila
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
India
Dialect 3
North Kana
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
France, kerala
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
cebuano
malayalam
German Name
Cebuano
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Malayali
Origin
16th century
9th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ml
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Cebuano and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Malayalam Speaking population
Cebuano and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Cebuano vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Malayalam Language Codes
Cebuano and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.