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  1. Except for English, Spanish, Chavacano and varieties of Chinese ( Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin ), all of the languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. The following are the four Philippine languages with more than five million native speakers: [44] Tagalog. Cebuano.

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) Ilonggo, or Hiligaynon, is a native language in Western Visayas. It is primarily spoken in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, and Capiz. With over 9 million speakers, Ilonggo plays an essential role in the cultural identity of the Ilonggo people.

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  4. Jul 25, 2013 · Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages Codes arranged alphabetically by alpha-3/ISO 639-2 Code. Note: ISO 639-2 is the alpha-3 code in Codes for the representation of names of languages-- Part 2. There are 21 languages that have alternative codes for bibliographic or terminology purposes.

    Iso 639-2 Code
    Iso 639-1 Code
    English Name Of Language
    French Name Of Language
    aar
    aa
    Afar
    afar
    abk
    ab
    Abkhazian
    abkhaze
    afr
    af
    Afrikaans
    afrikaans
    aka
    ak
    Akan
    akan
  5. 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. A number of Spanish-influenced creole varieties generally called Chavacano along with some local varieties of Chinese are also spoken in certain communities. The 1987 constitution designates Filipino, a standardized ...

  6. The Chamic languages with fewer numbers of speakers than either Jarai or Cham are Rade, Bih, Cac Gia Roglai, Curu, Haroy, Northern Roglai, and Southern Roglai. 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 ...

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  7. Sep 18, 2022 · Which following dialects do you know? Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Tagalog, and Tausug. These are just some of the existing native languages in the Philippines. Today, at least 170 Filipino dialects are spoken in different regions. Let’s take a closer look at how the Filipino language evolved from these dialects.

  8. 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 ...