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Tagalog and Cebuano


Cebuano and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
16  
6

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Hoy  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
pakiusap  
Palihug  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Paálam  
Babay  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Filipino  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
Tagalog  
Visayan  

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

French Name
tagalog  
cebuano  

German Name
Tagalog  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1593  
16th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
58  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
ceb  

Glottocode
taga1269  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Cebuano Speaking population

Tagalog and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Cebuano on Tagalog vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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