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Filipino and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
1  
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • "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
Amharic and Hebrew  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
28  
18
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Kumusta  

Thank You
شكرا  
Salamat  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Kumusta  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Magandang umaga  

Please
من فضلك  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
آسف  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
وداعا  
Paalam  

I Love You
أحبك  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
310,000,000.00  
2
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
29
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
23
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Pilipino  

French Name
arabe  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Arabisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
512 CE  
16th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
North Arabic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Filipino  

Language Position
25  
23
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
fil  

ISO 639 3
ara  
fil  

ISO 639 6
ara  
fil  

Glottocode
arab1395  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Arabic and Filipino Speaking population

Arabic and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Arabic and Filipino on Arabic vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and Filipino Language Codes

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

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