I see a lot of Filipino parents not teaching the native tongue to there kids. Why is that?

Question

Are Filipino languages dying? I thought it was always good to teach the native tongue. I'm starting to see this happen with the Latinos too.

Answer 1

Filipino languages are not dying. Let the Filipinos in the Philippines take care of that cultural issue. If they feel the language should die, then be it. Your responsibility should be to the country you are making a living in.
If you're Filipino living in America, there should be no reason to teach your kids Tagalog unless they plan to do business there, or are interested in it. Actually, if they have sons, it would behoove them to learn Tagalog so they can show off to ladies here in America. It shows non-Filipino American women that you can express your love for her in more than one language.

Answer 2

There are so many dialects in the Phillipine Islands. Tagalog is the common dialect. English though is taught in the schools in the Phillipines and used in the heavily populated cities quite commonly. It has nothing to do with teaching but using it in the home. Many older Filipino's know and are comfortable with speaking English. Unlike (to the older) latino society where English is really a foreign language. The dialects are not dying in the Philippines but rather here in the United States. Its probably due to the United States colonization of the PI prior to WWII.

Answer 3

Teaching the native tongue is good. The most important is to teach the language used where you live. Any additional languages is just an added bonus.

Answer 4

First, I'm assuming you're in the USA?! Second, this is purely a guess: maybe because it's easier to teach them English (at least first) since we're for the most part in an English speaking country. Children will have to eventually have to learn it anyways. But like I said, I'm just taking a guess.