Cebuano language
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| Cebuano | |
|---|---|
| Bisaya, Sinugbuanon | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas and Mindanao |
| Ethnicity | Cebuano people |
| Native speakers | 21 million (2007)[1] The second-most-spoken language in the Philippines. |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Standard Cebuano (Cebu City dialect)
Leyteño (Kana)
Mindanao Cebuano (Bisaya)
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| Writing system | Latin (Cebuano alphabet) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Regional language in the Philippines. |
| Regulated by | Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ceb |
| ISO 639-3 | ceb |
Cebuano-speaking area in the Philippines
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Cebuano is a type of language spoken in the Philippines. About 20,000,000 people speak this language. Cebuano is a member of the Visayan language family.
References [change]
- ↑ Philippine Census, 2000. Table 11. Household Population by Ethnicity, Sex and Region: 2000
