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Urdu and Cebuano


Cebuano and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Hoy  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Salamat  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
Palihug  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
الوداع  
Babay  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
India  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
India  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
اُردُو  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
ourdou  
cebuano  

German Name
Urdu  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
20  
18
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
urd  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
urd  
ceb  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Urdu and Cebuano Speaking population

Urdu and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Cebuano on Urdu vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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