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    The Philippines consists of over 7,000 islands and is home to around 170 languages and dialects. Filipino and English are the official languages, but Spanish was previously the official language due to colonial influence. Tagalog was developed into a national language and combined with English to become Filipino. Some of the major languages spoken include Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, and Kapampangan. While many languages are spoken, Taglish (a combination of Tagalog and English) is commonly used.

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    The Philippines consists of over 7,000 islands and is home to around 170 languages and dialects. Filipino and English are the official languages, but Spanish was previously the official language due to colonial influence. Tagalog was developed into a national language and combined with English to become Filipino. Some of the major languages spoken include Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, and Kapampangan. While many languages are spoken, Taglish (a combination of Tagalog and English) is commonly used.

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    Philippines – A Reservoir Of Languages


    And Dialects
    Philippines that consists of over 7,000 islands is also a host of around 170 languages +
    dialects. Isn’t it amazing? At present, Filipino and English are the official language of the
    country. However, for many centuries and until the early half of the 20th century,
    Spanish was the official language of the country. Due to colonial influence, English
    made a way into the schools and curriculum of the country, but in 1937 steps were
    taken to develop national language based on the existing native languages.

    The widely spoken Tagalog was made the base language, and in 1973, Filipino became
    the combined official language of the country along with English. Want to know more
    about the languages of Philippines? Here, we tell you about top widely spoken
    languages of the country.

    Tagalog
    Tagalog is the only Filipino language that can generally be spoken and understood
    around almost every part of the country. Mainly spoken in Manila area and neighboring
    provinces like Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Cavite, etc. this language is spoken by
    around 28 million people in the country.

    Cebuano
    Cebuano is the second most spoken native language of Philippines. Majorly articulated
    in Cebu City and other areas like Butuan, Mindanao, Davao, General Santos City and
    Cagayan de Oro, around 21 million people are presently using it for discourse.
    Ilocano
    Ilocano or Ilokano is a blend of several other languages from different countries like
    Indonesia, Hawaiian, Malay, Tahitian, Samoan and Chamorro of Guam. Mostly used in
    the Northern part of the country, Ilocano is crowned to be the third most spoken
    language here with 9.1 million native speakers.

    Waray-Waray
    Waray is the fifth most spoken regional language of the Philippines. The name waray-
    waray comes from ‘waray’ means ‘none’ or ‘nothing.’ It is broadly oral in provinces like
    Biliran, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Visayas. The language is also
    used in local government, television and, radio broadcast.

    Hiligaynon
    Also known as Ilonggo, Hiligaynon is articulated in Iloilo, Panay Islands, Antique,
    Bacolod, North & South Cotabato in Mindanao and Aklan. This language is marked by
    its sweet intonation, and around 9.1 million people speak in all over the country.

    Kapampangan
    Pampangan or Kapampangan is spoken in the province of Pampanga, Southern Tarlac,
    Bataan, Central Luzon. Kapampangan is one of the major languages of the Philippines
    that is taught formally in schools and universities. The name of the language has been
    derived from the root word pampang which means ‘river bank.’

    Although Philippines is rich with hundreds of languages and dialects, at present, the
    main language used is Taglish that is a combination of English and Tagalog. We have
    many more such interesting facts about translation and language as our experts are
    adept in Filipino language translation. Need any help in translating a document? Please
    contact us at 888-670-3369.

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