Should I learn Cebuano or Tagalog?

Tagalog is the national language and is what everyone learns in school. But if your family is from the Visayas and you will be speaking mostly to them then it may be better to learn Bisaya. This is especially recommended if family members prefer Bisaya or are not comfortable speaking Tagalog.

Are Cebuano and Tagalog the same?

They are not mutually intelligible, meaning two persons who exclusively speak each language would not be able to understand each other. In terms of Geography, Tagalog is spoken in the northern third of the archipelago, while Cebuano is spoken in the central and southern two-thirds.

Are there more Bisaya speakers than Tagalog speakers?

While Tagalog has the largest number of native speakers among the languages of the Philippines today, Cebuano had the largest native-language-speaking population in the Philippines from the 1950s until about the 1980s. It is by far the most widely spoken of the Bisayan languages.

How long will it take to learn Tagalog?

According to their research, Tagalog is a Category III language and takes a total of 1100 hours to learn. That means Tagalog is more difficult to learn than French, Italian, or Spanish! Tagalog is a Category III language and takes a total of 1100 hours to master.

Are there more Bisaya speakers than Tagalog?

Next to English and Tagalog, Bisaya is the next most widely spoken. By the way, by no means are English, Tagalog and Bisaya the only languages of the Philippines. There are 120 – 187 languages spoken in the Philippines with 14 of these having more than million speakers each.

Is Cebuano a hard language?

Coño Cebuano (Bisaya-Cebuano-English mixture) is not that hard to learn. If you live in Cebu City and don’t go anywhere else especially to the mountains, then yes, you don’t have to exert an effort on learning the language. However, going to the areas that are not exposed to the outside world will be a different case.

Are there more Cebuano speakers than Tagalog?