Countries
Philippines
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2121
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1620
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
Salama!
Thank You
Salamat
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Maraina tsara
Please
Palihug
azafady
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Miala tsiny
Bye
Babay
Veloma!
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Boholano
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bohol
Merina
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
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How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
42
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.28 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million18.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
cebuano
malgache
German Name
Cebuano
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Malagasy people
Origin
16th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
standard Malagasy
Language Position
6284
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data Available
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
mlg
ISO 639 3
ceb
mlg
ISO 639 6
ceb
mlg
Glottocode
cebu1242
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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