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Swahili and Cebuano


Cebuano and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
Hoy   

Thank You
Asante   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
tafadhali   
Palihug   

Sorry
pole   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
bye   
Babay   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Not Available   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
swahili   
cebuano   

German Name
Swahili   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
6th century   
16th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
swa   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
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   

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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Cebuano Speaking population

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

Swahili and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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