Countries
Philippines
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Philippines
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Not Available
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
Thank you
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
How are you?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Good Night
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Good Morning
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
I love you
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Boholano
American English
Where They Speak
Bohol
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Welsh English
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
English
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Not Available
French Name
cebuano
anglais
German Name
Cebuano
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Not Available
Origin
16th century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard English
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
en
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
cebu1242
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Cebuano and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and English language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs English Difficulty
The Cebuano vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.