Cebuano and Swahili
Countries
Philippines
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Philippines
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Samahani
Dialect 1
Boholano
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Bohol
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Kimrima
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
North Kana
Kimgao
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Kilwa
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
Not Available
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
cebuano
swahili
German Name
Cebuano
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
16th century
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data Available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Cebuano and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Swahili Speaking population
Cebuano and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Cebuano vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Swahili Language Codes
Cebuano and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.