Countries
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
Not Available
  
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.