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2023, December 29. Philippine Languages - Series 4
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12p - Napintas (Beautiful) - Ilokano, Luzon
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Philippine Languages
The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL),
also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), is the
official regulating body of the Filipino language and the
official government institution tasked with developing, preserving,
and promoting the various local Philippine languages. The commission
was established in accordance with the 1987 Constitution of the
Philippines.
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 version of Tagalog, as
the national language and an official language along with English.
Filipino is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language and
serves as a lingua franca used by Filipinos of various
ethnolinguistic backgrounds.
(Wikipedia)
Ilokano
- is an Austronesian language
(a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia) spoken
in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua
franca
(a language systematically used to make communication possible
between groups of people who do not share a native language or
dialect) by the Igorot people and also by the native settlers
of Cagayan Valley. It is the third most-spoken native language of
the Philippines.
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