Japanese and Cebuano
Countries
Japan
Philippines
National Language
Japan
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Hoy
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Salamat
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Maayong Buntag
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Palihug
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Babay
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Boholano
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Bohol
Dialect 2
Hakata
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Kansai
North Kana
Where They Speak
kansai
northern part of Leyte
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
japonais
cebuano
German Name
Japanisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Cebuano people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ja
No data Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
cebu1242
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Cebuano Speaking population
Japanese and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Cebuano on Japanese vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Cebuano Language Codes
Japanese and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.