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Cebuano and Maithili


Maithili and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Philippines  
Nepal  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
pranam  

Thank You
Salamat  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Palihug  
kripaya  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
maf karai  

Bye
Babay  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
North India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Visayan  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
cebuano  
maithili  

German Name
Cebuano  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
16th century  
14th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
62  
99+
40  
37

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
mai  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
mai  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
mai  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Maithili Speaking population

Cebuano and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Cebuano vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Maithili Language Codes

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

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