Countries
Philippines
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Philippines
Second Language
Philippines
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2121
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1616
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
22
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
Hoy
Thank You
Salamat
Salamat
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Maayong Buntag
Please
Palihug
Palihug
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Ikasubo ko
Bye
Babay
Babay
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Boholano
Boholano
Where They Speak
Bohol
Bohol
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
North Kana
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
44
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Visayan
Visayan
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
cebuano
cebuano
German Name
Cebuano
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Cebuano people
Origin
16th century
16th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
6262
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
ceb
ISO 639 3
ceb
ceb
ISO 639 6
ceb
ceb
Glottocode
cebu1242
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-