ISO 639-3 · cebceb
Austronesian family
Cebuano
Sinugboanon
Cebuano is a language of the Bisayan branch (Austronesian), spoken in Philippines. Wikidata counts 15.9 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by Cebuanos and other ethnic groups”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ceb- Glottocode
cebu1242- Family
- Austronesian
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- 8.00, 125.00
- Wikipedia
- 108 language editions
15.9 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
6levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Cebuano · Sinugboanon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Cebuano language, Cebuan language |
| L1 speakers | 15,900,000 (2019) |
| Written in | Filipino alphabet, Philippine Braille |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Cebuano
The branches above Cebuano, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Philippines
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mspaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalfilFilipinoAustronesian · 90 m1 · NationaltglTagalogAustronesian · 68.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigorousiloIlocanoAustronesian · 9.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationwarWaray-WarayAustronesian · 3.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationbikBikolAustronesian · 2.5 m