Filipino and Cantonese
Countries
Philippines
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Philippines
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
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Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
How Are You?
Kumusta
你好吗？
Good Night
magandang gabi
晚安
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
晚上好
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
下午好
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
早上好
I Love You
Mahal kita
我爱你
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
原谅我
Dialect 1
Bikol
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Philippines
outside mainland China
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Philippines
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Waray
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Philippines
Hong Kong
Native Name
filipino
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
filipino; pilipino
cantonais
German Name
Pilipino
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Filipino people
Han Chinese
Origin
16th Century
17th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Signed Cantonese
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
No data available
ISO 639 3
fil
No data available
Glottocode
fili1244
cant1236
Linguasphere
No Data Available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Filipino and Cantonese 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 Filipino and Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Cantonese Speaking population
Filipino and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Filipino and Cantonese on Filipino vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Cantonese Language Codes
Filipino and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.