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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.
- Malay Language in The Philippines
Malay (Filipino: Wikang Malayo; Malay: Bahasa Melayu) is...
- Tagalog Language
The largest concentration of Tagalog speakers outside the...
- Kapampangan
Kapampangan, Capampáñgan, or Pampangan is an Austronesian...
- Chavacano
Chavacano or Chabacano ([tʃabaˈkano]) is a group of...
- Filipino language
Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ,...
- Malay Language in The Philippines
Official copy of the "Acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino", the Philippine Declaration of Independence. Spanish was the sole official language of the Philippines throughout its more than three centuries of Spanish rule, from the late 16th century to 1898, then a co-official language (with English) under its American rule, a status it retained (now alongside Filipino ...
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Philippine Spanish (Spanish: español filipino or castellano filipino) is the variety of standard Spanish spoken in the Philippines, used primarily by Spanish Filipinos. Spanish as spoken in the Philippines contains a number of features that distinguishes it from other varieties of Spanish, combining features from both Peninsular and Latin ...
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 ...