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Swahili vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs 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.
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  • 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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Swahili and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Cebuano language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th century whereas history of Cebuano 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 Swahili and Cebuano Language History.

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Swahili and Cebuano 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 Swahili and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Cebuano language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Swahili vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Swahili vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Swahili and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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