Countries
Countries
Philippines
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Galicia
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2123
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1619
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
24
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hoy
Ola
Thank You
Salamat
Grazas
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Boas noites
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Bos días
Please
Palihug
Por favor
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Síntoo!
Bye
Babay
Adeus
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Ámote
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Perdoe!
Dialects
Dialect 1
Boholano
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Bohol
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Central Galician
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Western Galician
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.05 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
Galego
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Galego, Gallego
French Name
cebuano
galicien
German Name
Cebuano
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Galician people
History
Origin
16th century
c. 1175
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Galician
Language Position
6246
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data Available
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
glg
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
glg
ISO 639 3
ceb
glg
ISO 639 6
ceb
glg
Glottocode
cebu1242
gali1258
Linguasphere
No data Available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-