Japanese vs Filipino
Countries
Japan
Philippines
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kansai
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ja
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
fili1244
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
Japanese and Filipino Language History
Comparison of Japanese vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Filipino language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and Filipino Language History.
Japanese and Filipino Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Filipino language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Filipino Difficulty
The Japanese vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Filipino Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.
