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Filipino and Japanese


Japanese and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Japan  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Salamat  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Mangyaring  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Paalam  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Fukuoka  

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

Dialect 3
Waray  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
kansai  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
Not Available  

Native Name
filipino  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Not Available  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
japonais  

German Name
Pilipino  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1185  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Japanese  

Language Position
Not Available  
8  
8

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
fil  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fili1244  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Filipino and Japanese Speaking population

Filipino and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Filipino vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Japanese Language Codes

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

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