Cebuano language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cebuano |
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| Bisaya, Sinugboanon | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas and Mindanao |
| Ethnicity | Cebuano people |
| Native speakers | 21 million (2007) The second-most-spoken language in the Philippines. |
| Language family |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
Standard Cebuano (Cebu City dialect)
Boholano
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 |
Cebuano-speaking area in the Philippines
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"Cebuano" redirects here. For other uses, see Cebuano (disambiguation).
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.
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See also
In Spanish: Idioma cebuano para niños
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