what do the phillipines speak?

Question

my spanish class want to know what the people speak in the philipines>please help?its for a grade!

Answer 1

In this island republic, the national languages or the two most common and widely spoken languages are Pilipino and English. The unique Pilipino language is derived from Tagalog but mixed with linguistic elements from other Philippine languages. Apart from Pilipino and English, there are about 80 other indigenous languages that are still being spoken. These would include Ilocano and Pangasinan which are spoken in Northern Luzon; Cebuano in Cebu; Bohol, ****** Oriental and a large number of Christian Mindanao in Lanao; Waray in Samar and Leyte; Manguindanao in Cotobato; and Tausug in Tawi-Tawi group and the Sulu. As for those who possess linguistic skills in Spanish, there is good news because this language is still being spoken by a small minority in the country.

Answer 2

I specialize in Philippine languages. Here is some info that would be helpful to your special class.

1. There are over 160 languages spoken in the Philippines.
2. There are two official languages, Filipino (Tagalog) and English.
3. Filipino (Tagalog) is also the national language.
4. Spanish was the official language of the Philippines from the 16th century until 1973. Spanish is taught only in universities.
5. There are three Spanish creoles called "Chavacano" spoken in Cavite, Ternate, and Zamboanga.
6. The are thirteen languages (NOT dialects) in the Philippines with more than one million native speakers: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Waray-Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tausug, Kinaray-a, Maranao, and Maguindanao.
7. Only a couple thousand families still speak Spanish.

Hope this helps. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines

Answer 3

First of all, the people in the Phillipines are called Filipinos and Filipinas, not Phillipines.

They speak 87 languages in the Phillipines, but the most common one is Tagalog. Here is a website that lists the primary languages they speak: http://www.filipino-americans.com/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?url=phil_lang.html

Answer 4

Filipino, the standardized version of the Tagalog, is the "official" language of the Philippines and the language spoken by the largest number of people.

English also is a common language in the country, especially in business.

Answer 5

here are the list of philipine language= tagalog,bisaya or hiligaynon,ilokano,kapampangan,pangalatok,bikol etc.tagalog is the national language.words distribution of tagalog to any of these language and vice versa is noticiable cause the origin belong to the same language family.some spanish words became part of the philippine languages but may have the diff meaning and forms.ancient hebrew,arab,greek,chinese,japanese,latin and english became part of the tagalog language due to migration of the early people from diff. parts of the world.good day! magandang araw!

Answer 6

Philippines national language is Tagalog, since they abolished Spanish, English became the second language, but there are 103 dialects.

Answer 7

Pilipino (Tagalog) and English plus numerous widely spoken indigenous languages, some Spanish.

Answer 8

Tagalog

Answer 9

Tagolog

Answer 10

fillipino