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Filipino and Cebuano


Cebuano and Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
Hoy   

Thank You
Salamat   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Mangyaring   
Palihug   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Paalam   
Babay   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
southern Leyte   

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

Dialect 3
Waray   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
northern part of Leyte   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
filipino   
Visayan   

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
cebuano   

German Name
Pilipino   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
fil   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
fil   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Filipino and Cebuano 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 Filipino and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Cebuano Speaking population

Filipino and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Filipino and Cebuano on Filipino vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Cebuano Language Codes

Filipino and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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