Countries
Philippines
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei 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
1615
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
Khurumjari
Thank You
Salamat
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Nongale haugatl
Please
Palihug
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Saobiganu
Bye
Babay
Chatcharage
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Boholano
Loi
Where They Speak
Bohol
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Pangal
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
46
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
21.00 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
cebuano
Meithei
German Name
Cebuano
Meithei
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Meithei people
Origin
16th century
1700
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard Meithei
Language Position
6238
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
mni
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
mni
ISO 639 3
ceb
mni
ISO 639 6
ceb
mni
Glottocode
cebu1242
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data Available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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