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Cebuano vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Philippines   

Second Language
Philippines   
Philippines   

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   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Hoy   

Thank You
Salamat   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Palihug   
Palihug   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Babay   
Babay   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Visayan   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
cebuano   
cebuano   

German Name
Cebuano   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
16th century   
16th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian 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   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
62   
99+
62   
99+

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   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Cebuano and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Cebuano vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Cebuano and Cebuano language. History of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Cebuano and Cebuano Language History.

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Cebuano and Cebuano Greetings

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Cebuano vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Cebuano vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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