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Cebuano and Tagalog


Tagalog and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Philippines  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Salamat  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Palihug  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Babay  
Paálam  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Visayan  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
cebuano  
tagalog  

German Name
Cebuano  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
16th century  
1593  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Filipino  

Language Position
62  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
tgl  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Tagalog Speaking population

Cebuano and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Cebuano vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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