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Cebuano vs Filipino


Filipino 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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Salamat  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Palihug  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Babay  
Paalam  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Philippines  

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Waray  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
Not Available  

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
Visayan  
filipino  

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

French Name
cebuano  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Cebuano  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Not Available  

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  
Filipino  

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  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
fil  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
fili1244  

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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Cebuano and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Cebuano vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Cebuano and Filipino language. History of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century whereas history of Filipino 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 Filipino Language History.

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Cebuano and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Filipino language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Cebuano vs Filipino Difficulty

The Cebuano vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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