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Japanese and Filipino


Filipino and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • "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
Korean Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
14  
4
23  
13

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Salamat  

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

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

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Magandang gabi  

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

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
Mangyaring  

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

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Paalam  

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Waray  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Philippines  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
Not Available  

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
日本語  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Pilipino  

French Name
japonais  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Japanisch  
Pilipino  

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

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1185  
16th Century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Filipino  

Language Position
8  
8
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
fil  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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Japanese and Filipino Speaking population

Japanese and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Filipino on Japanese vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Filipino Language Codes

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

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