Countries
Philippines
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Philippines
France
Second Language
Philippines
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Bonjour
Please
Palihug
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Boholano
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Bohol
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
African French
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Africa
Dialect 3
North Kana
Swiss French
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
français
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Français
French Name
cebuano
français
German Name
Cebuano
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Not Available
Origin
16th century
9th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard French
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
fr
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
cebu1242
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Cebuano and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and French language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs French Difficulty
The Cebuano vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.
