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Japanese and Filipino


Filipino and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Korean Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
23   
13

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Kumusta   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Salamat   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Kumusta   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Magandang umaga   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Paalam   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Waray   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
日本語   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Pilipino   

French Name
japonais   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Japanisch   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1185   
16th Century   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Filipino   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
fil   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Japanese and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Filipino Speaking population

Japanese and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Japanese vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Filipino Language Codes

Japanese and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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