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  1. Tagalog and Cebuano are the most commonly spoken native languages, together comprising about half of the population of the Philippines. Filipino and English are the only official languages and are taught in schools. This, among other reasons, has resulted in a rivalry between the Tagalog and Cebuano language groups.

    • Kapampangan

      Kapampangan, Capampáñgan, or Pampangan is an Austronesian...

    • Chavacano

      Chavacano or Chabacano ([tʃabaˈkano]) is a group of...

  2. Filipino ( English: / ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family. It is the national language ( Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages ( Wikang opisyal / Opisyal na wika) of the country ...

    • 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
    • Philippines
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  4. List of dialects of the English language; List of English words of Philippine origin; Regional accents of English speakers; Spanglish; Special English; Philippine literature in English; List of loanwords in Tagalog; Coño English, English-Tagalog code-switching based on English; Taglish, Tagalog-English codeswitching based on Tagalog; Hokaglish ...

  5. 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.

  6. Jan 2, 2024 · While many Filipinos are bilingual or multilingual due to exposure to various regional dialects alongside Filipino and English during their upbringing, not all Filipinos are equally proficient in both official languages. Proficiency levels may vary depending on education level and geographical location.

  7. The Philippine languages or Philippinic are a proposed group by R. David Paul Zorc (1986) and Robert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia —except Sama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and the Molbog language —and form a subfamily of Austronesian languages.

  8. Aug 5, 2022 · It's Time to Reclaim Our Philippine Languages and Dialects, Including Filipino English More than 180 languages and 110 dialects later, 11 languages in the Philippines are said to be dying out, while four are now extinct.

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