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Cebuano vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

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  
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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Hoy  

Thank You
Salamat  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Palihug  
Palihug  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Babay  
Babay  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Bohol  

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

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
southern Leyte  

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

Dialect 3
North Kana  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
northern part of Leyte  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
Visayan  
Visayan  

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

French Name
cebuano  
cebuano  

German Name
Cebuano  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
16th century  
16th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
62  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
ceb  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Cebuano and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Cebuano vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Cebuano and Cebuano language. History of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Cebuano and Cebuano Language History.

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Cebuano and Cebuano Greetings

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Cebuano vs Cebuano Difficulty

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