Filipino and Chinese
Countries
Philippines
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Philippines
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Philippines
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Japanese and Korean Languages
Derived From
Spanish Language
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Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Chinese.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Kumusta
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
Salamat
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Kumusta
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
magandang gabi
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
Mangyaring
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
I Love You
Mahal kita
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
劳驾 (Láojià)
Where They Speak
Philippines
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Where They Speak
Philippines
China, United States of America
Where They Speak
Philippines
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Native Name
filipino
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Zhongwen, Hanyu
French Name
filipino; pilipino
chinois
German Name
Pilipino
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[ʈʂʰíŋ] [huà]
Ethnicity
Filipino people
Han
Origin
16th Century
1250 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
zh
Glottocode
fili1244
sini1245
Linguasphere
No Data Available
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Filipino and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Chinese Speaking population
Filipino and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese 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 Chinese on Filipino vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Chinese Language Codes
Filipino and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.