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Cebuano and Tulu


Tulu and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
India  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
-  

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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
16  
6
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Namaskara  

Thank You
Salamat  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
yedde kaande  

Please
Palihug  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
Babay  
Barpe  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Jain  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Visayan  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
cebuano  
-  

German Name
Cebuano  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
16th century  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Tulu  

Language Position
62  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
tul  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
tcy  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Tulu Speaking population

Cebuano and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 %. 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 Tulu on Cebuano vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Tulu Language Codes

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

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