Cebuano

Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by Cebuanos and other ethnic groups

Also known as Cebuano language · Cebuan language

Speakers: 15.9M(2019)
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1.Stated in EthnologueRetrieved 2022-04-23
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Subclass of: Bisayan
Script: Filipino alphabet
, Philippine Braille
Indigenous to: Caraga
, Central Visayas
, Eastern Visayas
+3 more

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Cebuano is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines by the Bisaya people and other ethnic groups as a secondary language. It is natively, though informally, called by the generic name Bisayâ, or Binisayâ and sometimes referred to in English sources as Cebuan. It is spoken by the Visayan ethnolinguistic groups native to the islands of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, the eastern half of Negros, the western half of Leyte, the northern coastal areas of Northern Mindanao and the eastern part of Zamboanga del Norte due to Spanish settlements during the 18th century. In modern times, it has also spread to the Davao Region, Cotabato, Camiguin, parts of the Dinagat Islands, and the lowland regions of Caraga, often displacing native languages in those areas.

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Wikimedia language code: ceb
Native label: Sinugboanon
Binisaya
Language regulatory body: Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Members / parts: Boholano dialect
Linguistic typology: verb–subject–object
Country: Philippines
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1.“ScriptSource - Philippines”scriptsource.org/country/PHRetrieved 2023-08-21
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Ethnologue language status: 3 Wider Communication
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1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/cebRetrieved 2019-05-10
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Named after: Cebu
UNESCO language status: 1 safe

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8.0000, 125.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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