Chinese and Filipino
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Philippines
National Language
China, Taiwan
Philippines
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- "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
Not Available
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Not Available
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Kumusta
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
Salamat
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Kumusta
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
magandang gabi
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Magandang umaga
Please
请 (Qǐng)
Mangyaring
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Philippines
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Philippines
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
filipino
Alternative Names
Not Available
Pilipino
French Name
chinois
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Chinesisch
Pilipino
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Han
Not Available
Origin
1250 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zh
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sini1245
fili1244
Linguasphere
79-AAA
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Chinese and Filipino Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chinese and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Filipino Speaking population
Chinese and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chinese and Filipino on Chinese vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Filipino Language Codes
Chinese and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.