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It has nine basic parts of speech . Background. The Philippines is a multilingual state with 175 living languages originating and spoken by various ethno-linguistic groups. Many of these languages descend from a common Malayo-Polynesian language due to the Austronesian migration from Taiwan.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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Regional languages of the Philippines. According to Ethnologue, a total of 182 native languages are spoken in the nation and four languages have been classified as extinct: Dicamay Agta, Katabaga, Tayabas Ayta and Villaviciosa Agta. [43]
This category includes works, events and everything related to the history of Philippines in 2018. Notes: This category is NOT intended ONLY for photographs taken in 2018, nor is it intended for media uploaded or scanned in 2018, as the parent Category:Philippines by year goes in time
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.
Map of the distribution of the major languages of the Philippines, showing their subdivisions Vocabulary. Comparison chart between several selected Philippine languages spoken from north to south with Proto-Austronesian first for comparison.
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the Philippines. List of Filipino actresses is a list of present and past notable Filipino actresses on stage, television, and motion pictures, arranged in alphabetical order by first name. Contents. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. See also. AC Bonifacio (born 2002) Ai-Ai delas Alas (born 1964)
On October 30, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11106, which declares Filipino Sign Language or FSL to be the country's official sign language and as the Philippine government's official language in communicating with the Filipino Deaf.