Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Philippines
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Philippines
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Latin
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Come stai?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
buonanotte
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
buonasera
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
buongiorno
Maayong Buntag
Please
Per Favore
Palihug
I Love You
Ti amo
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Scusami
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Boholano
Where They Speak
Lazio
Bohol
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Tuscan
North Kana
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
northern part of Leyte
Native Name
Italiano
Visayan
Alternative Names
Italiano
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
italien
cebuano
German Name
Italienisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Italians
Cebuano people
Origin
960 BC
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
it
No data Available
Glottocode
ital1282
cebu1242
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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Italian 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 Italian and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Cebuano language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Italian vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Italian vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.