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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

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