Countries
Philippines
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Philippines
Portugal
Second Language
Philippines
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
obrigado
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Como você está?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
boa noite
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
bom Dia
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
pesaroso
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Boholano
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bohol
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
Português
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Português
French Name
cebuano
portugais
German Name
Cebuano
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
16th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
pt
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Cebuano and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking population
Cebuano and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Cebuano vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Portuguese Language Codes
Cebuano and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
