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Filipino vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Hoy  

Thank You
Salamat  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Mangyaring  
Palihug  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Paalam  
Babay  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Waray  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
filipino  
Visayan  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
cebuano  

German Name
Pilipino  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Filipino 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
Filipino  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
34  
32
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino 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
fil  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
fil  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
fil  
ceb  

Glottocode
fili1244  
cebu1242  

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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Filipino and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Cebuano language. History of Filipino 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 Filipino and Cebuano Language History.

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Filipino and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Cebuano language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Filipino vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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