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Languages of the Philippines. There are some 130 to 195 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. [3] [4] [5] [6] Almost all are Malayo-Polynesian languages native to the archipelago.
- Malay Language in The Philippines
Malay (Filipino: Wikang Malayo; Malay: Bahasa Melayu) is...
- Tagalog Language
Classification. Tagalog is a Northern Philippine language...
- Kapampangan
Kapampangan, Capampáñgan, or Pampangan is an Austronesian...
- Chavacano
Chavacano or Chabacano ([tʃabaˈkano]) is a group of...
- Filipino language
Background. The Philippines is a multilingual state with 175...
- Philippine languages
Map of the distribution of the major languages of the...
- Malay Language in The Philippines
Languages of the Philippines. Major language groups on the Philippines. The Phiilippines are a group of islands between Malaysia and Taiwan. Many different groups of people live on the Philippines. Between 120 and 187 languages are spoken on the Phiilippines.
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There are some 130 to 195 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. Almost all are Malayo-Polynesian languages native to the archipelago.
Ethnologue lists 186 languages for the Philippines, 182 of which are living languages; the other four no longer have any known speakers. Most native languages are part of the Philippine branch of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, which is a branch of the Austronesian language family.
Philippine languages, about 70 to 75 aboriginal languages of the Philippine Islands. They belong to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian family and are subdivided into two main subgroups—the central (or Mesophilippine) division and the northern (or Cordilleran) division—with a number of other.
