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Cebuano and Portuguese


Portuguese and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Philippines  
Portugal  

Second Language
Philippines  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Olá  

Thank You
Salamat  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
bom Dia  

Please
Palihug  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
pesaroso  

Bye
Babay  
tchau  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Visayan  
Português  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Português  

French Name
cebuano  
portugais  

German Name
Cebuano  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
16th century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Portuguese  

Language Position
62  
99+
6  
6

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
por  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking population

Cebuano and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Cebuano vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Portuguese Language Codes

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