Igbo and Cebuano
Countries
Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Maayong Buntag
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Enuani
Boholano
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bohol
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Nigeria
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Not present
North Kana
Where They Speak
-
northern part of Leyte
Alternative Names
Ibo
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Cebuano people
Origin
30th Century BC
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No data Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo and Cebuano 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 Igbo and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Cebuano Speaking population
Igbo and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Igbo and Cebuano on Igbo vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Cebuano Language Codes
Igbo and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.