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Cebuano and Tulu


Tulu and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
India   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Kannada Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
16   
6
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Namaskara   

Thank You
Salamat   
Mast Upakara.   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Yencha Ullar?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
yedde rathre   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
yedde baiyya   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
yedde madhyana   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
yedde kaande   

Please
Palihug   
Daya maltadu   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
Yenna thapu aandu   

Bye
Babay   
Barpe   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
Kshamisi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Brahmin tulu   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Jain   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Girijan   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
1.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
Tulu   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa   

French Name
cebuano   
Not Available   

German Name
Cebuano   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Tuluva   

History

Origin
16th century   
14   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Tulu   

Language Position
62   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
tcy   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
tulu1258   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Cebuano and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Tulu Speaking population

Cebuano and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Cebuano vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Tulu Language Codes

Cebuano and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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