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Cebuano and Urdu


Urdu and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Philippines  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Salamat  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
Palihug  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Babay  
الوداع  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Visayan  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
cebuano  
ourdou  

German Name
Cebuano  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
16th century  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
62  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
urd  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
urd  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
urd  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Cebuano and Urdu Speaking population

Cebuano and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Cebuano vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Urdu Language Codes

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

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