Countries
Philippines
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Philippines
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
català
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
cebuano
catalan; valencien
German Name
Cebuano
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Catalan people