Countries
Philippines
New Zealand
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
New Zealand
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2120
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1610
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
22
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
Hello
Thank You
Salamat
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Night pai
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Morning pai
Please
Palihug
Tēnā
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Aroha mai
Bye
Babay
poroporoaki
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Boholano
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Bohol
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00150,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million0.18 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million0.18 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million0.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
New Zealand Maori
French Name
cebuano
maori
German Name
Cebuano
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Māori people
Origin
16th century
1814
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Polynesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Maori
Language Position
6226
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
mi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
mri
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
mao
ISO 639 3
ceb
mri
ISO 639 6
ceb
mri
Glottocode
cebu1242
maor1246
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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