Swahili and Cebuano
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Philippines
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
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
I Love You
nakupenda
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Samahani
Ekskyus mi
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
6th century
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
cebu1242
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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.
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.
