Countries
Philippines
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Palihug
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Babay
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Visayan
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
cebuano
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
16th century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cebuano and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Cebuano and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Catalan language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Catalan Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Cebuano and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.