Countries
Philippines
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
15
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2127
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
56
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1621
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
24
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
Halo
Thank You
Salamat
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Sugeng énjing
Please
Palihug
tolong
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Babay
Pamit
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Boholano
Kangean
Where They Speak
Bohol
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00110,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Bawean
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.008,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
46
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
Madurese
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
cebuano
madourais
German Name
Cebuano
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Madurese
Origin
16th century
8th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Indonesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Madurese
Language Position
6269
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
mad
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
mad
ISO 639 3
ceb
mad
ISO 639 6
ceb
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Glottocode
cebu1242
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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