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MAJOR LANGUAGES OF THE PHILIPPINES

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The Philippines has 8 major dialects. Listed in the figure from top to bottom: Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo),
Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog, and Waray. The language being taught all over the Philippines is
Tagalog and English.
The Cebuano dialect originated in Cebu, which is in the Visayas. However, it spread to neighboring islands and in the
northern and eastern parts of Mindanao. This was probably facilitated by the American and Spanish policies to
christianize Mindanao. Meanwhile, the Tagalog and Bikol dialect (Bikolandia) boundaries seem to remain
predominantly they were centuries ago. This map only shows the dialect majority in each region. Actually, southeastern
Mindanao is populated with Ilocano, Tagalog, and other dialects, but Cebuano has become the dominant dialect in that
area.. The Ilocano dialect has spread out from its origin in the western coast (Ilocandia), which was also probably
facilitated by Spanish and American policies. Other information on the philippines is in: Extensive information about
the Philippinesand The Philippine Regions

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Language in the Philippines


Main languages and dialects
The Philippines is made up of over 7000 islands with between 120 and 175 languages. With 2 national and 12
auxiliary languages there is a very diverse mix that confuses many expats.

Official languages in the Philippines


The original official language of the Philippines was Spanish for many centuries until the early half of the 20th
century. Then, under US occupation, English was introduced into schools and in 1935 English was added to the
constitution alongside Spanish as a national language.
In 1937 steps were taken to develop a national language based on one of the existing native languages. Tagalog
was chosen as the base language and, in 1973, the language, christened Filipino, became the joint official language
along with English.
Filipino is almost exclusively composed of Tagalog as spoken in the Manila region. Tagalog is spoken as a first
language by nearly a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the remainder.
Filipino is the official language of education, but is considered less important than English in schools. As a result
most Filipinos, especially in urban areas, can speak a decent level of English. This fact is reassuring for expats, and
definitely helps foreigners settle in to daily life. Filipino is the major language for cinema and broadcast media, but
print media relies more on English.

Indigenous languages and dialects


There are 13 indigenous languages in the Philippines that each have over one million native speakers. These are:

Cebuano
Tagalog
Ilokano
Hiligaynon
Waray-Waray
Kapampangan
Bikol
Albay bikol
Pangasinan
Maranao
Maguindanao
Kinaray-a
Tausug

There are hundreds of dialects found in the Philippines, with variations occurring between towns on the same island.
While there are many native speakers of these dialects and regional languages, most Filipinos speak English and
you will often hear a mix of English and a Filipino language.

https://www.justlanded.com/english/Philippines/Philippines-Guide/Language/Language-in-the-Philippines

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