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Cebuano and Filipino


Filipino and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "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
Hiligaynon Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Salamat   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Palihug   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Babay   
Paalam   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Philippines   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Waray   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
Visayan   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Pilipino   

French Name
cebuano   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Cebuano   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Filipino   

Language Position
62   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
fil   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Cebuano and Filipino Speaking population

Cebuano and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Cebuano and Filipino on Cebuano vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Filipino Language Codes

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

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