Countries
Philippines
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
15
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2140
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
521
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1619
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Hangul
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks88 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Salamat
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
Palihug
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
Babay
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Jeju
Where They Speak
Bohol
South Korea
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0010,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
South Korea
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
China, North Korea
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
412
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million77.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %1.14 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million77.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million77.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
cebuano
coréen
German Name
Cebuano
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Koreans
Origin
16th century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
6212
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ko
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
kor
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
kor
ISO 639 3
ceb
Kor
ISO 639 6
ceb
kor
Glottocode
cebu1242
kore1280
Linguasphere
No data Available
45-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative