MAJOR LANGUAGES OF THE PHILIPPINES

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Depending on the method of classification, there are some 120 to 187 languages spoken in the Philippines. The 1987 constitution designates Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog, as the national language and an official language along with English.
A total of 182 native languages are spoken in the nation according to Ethnologue. All of these languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. Except for English, Spanish, Chavacano, and varieties of Chinese (Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin).
If you are interested to see your native language/dialect be featured here.
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Looking forward to hearing from you!

[@SinilkMudilaSama]

Much love and cherish for Philipines from Macau🌴🌿🍀💚🇲🇴🍐💚🇲🇴💚🍏🇲🇴💚🍀🌿🌴

[@mic1268]

Love to our Latinos brothers Chavacanos, peace and prosperity for Philippines, from Brazil! 🇧🇷❤🇵🇭

[@soypinoy5251]

Obrigado irmão, saludos desde Filipinas!

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Brazilians speak Portuguese not Spanish.

[@Br4ndonxJx]

@Deskino Official Latinos are not from Spain. Latinos are individuals from countries in the Americas that have a Romance-based language (Spanish, Portuguese, French) as their main language. No country in Latin America ever plundered the Philippines. If anything, Latin American countries were hit harder by colonialism that the Philippines.

[@Br4ndonxJx]

@@jasonpalacios2705 Brazilians are Latinos as well. The definition is for people that are from countries within the Americas whose primary language is from the Romance language family (Spanish, Portuguese, French).

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

@@Br4ndonxJx The definitions that you are sharing here, you have to say the same thing to this “Ernest 9110” user in the comment section of this video

[@notme6753]

Ahhhhh!!! I'm so jealous of the non-tagalog Filipinos because most likely they can speak Tagalog, English and their native language(3). While a Tagalog native like me can only speak 2 languages.

[@soypinoy5251]

Learn spanish señor o señora! It's easy for filipinos to learn spanish

[@rosiedij6136]

Im not 100% tagalog, both my mom and dad are pure bikolano, but both my mom and i can’t speak bicol only tagalog 😢

[@shellshockedgerman3947]

Theres also people who can speak four or five because their parents are from different ethnic groups and they live in a place with a different language compared to their parents lol.

[@GaryHField]

Tausugs living in Zamboanga are pretty much multilingual. An average Tausug person living there can speak Chavacano, Cebuano and Tagalog, in addition to their native Tausug. Some Tausug can also speak the Sinama/Sama Laut language of Tawi tawi.

[@emptytoiletpaperroll9112]

@@GaryHField Pretty much most of the Tausug & Sinama side of my family speak 4 to 5 languages lol

[@sunduncan1151]

I note that Ilocano, Pangasinan and Maranao have schwa /ə/ unlike other Philippine languages. Tausug has only 3 vowels: a, i, u and sounds closer to Malay.

[@koyangtsai]

Kapampángan also has a schwa in some dialects. A for /ə or a/ Á for /aː/

[@angsilaw]

Some Cebuano dialects also have a different u/o, which is an in-between of /u/ and /o/. Also, before Spanish contact, almost all of the Philippine languages only had /a/, /i/, /u/, and the diphthongs that are represented by “ay” and “aw” in the languages!

[@mountainrock7682]

There are also other languages and dialects that have the schwa or pepet in the Philippines. Akeanon Kinaray-a Eastern Samar Waray Boholano etc.

[@emptytoiletpaperroll9112]

Some Tausug dialects actually have 4 vowels, that's A, I, U, Ə. In Zamboanga it's 5-6 vowels

[@sunduncan1151]

Thanks all! 🙂

[@ariyahedie9457]

As an indonesian, i can spot a lot of cognates in tausug. So many that just by hearing it i could have known that its the "our father prayer" Sulga = surga Sumbahun = sembah Dimatung = datang Karajahan = kerajaan Paracayahun = percaya Dunya = dunia Saparti = seperti Ampuna = ampun Kami = kami Dusa = dosa Masasat = sesat Jagahi = jaga Jahat = jahat

[@omaral-barghuthi4939]

maguindanaon use that to except datang, kerajaan, jaga, jahat, seperti.

[@GanJi119]

Wait it almost same like brunei language

[@Ahmed-ob6ec]

Dunya (world) is from Arabic and isn't a native word.

[@hikariemuji9144]

unu in ngan mu?

[@3idontknow3]

@@Ahmed-ob6ec Sulga (Heaven) from Sanskrit and Karajahan (Kingdom) from Sanskrit so they aren't native as well

[@angsilaw]

Thank you so much, Andy! This is a great video and helps spread the information that there isn’t just Tagalog in the Philippines! I hope that you’re able to showcase even more Philippine languages and help them be more well known ❤️

[@jeongbun2386]

I literally wanted this exact video before I went to sleep yesterday and here it is!

[@ПетрЖамбалов]

Nice video! It was interesting to learn about languages of Philippines

[@paulemboy6066]

Are you Russian?😅

[@sanniman123]

I love austronesian languages. Maranao & tausug sounds a little bit like malay language.

[@sicilian845]

Greetings Andy! You finally make a video about your native language👍🏻 ( i know from your info channel you are filipina)

[@modmaker7617]

She's 100% a Filipina. When she spoken these Filipino languages she sounded natural.

[@sicilian845]

@@modmaker7617 yeah, i also noticed that

[@norm7312]

Yes you can tell even in her english accent.

[@ylliriaalbania326]

Haahha Yes

[@dasigkatama029]

Cebuano should be aware that the term "Bisaya" does not belong solely to them. I've had a lot of people ask me, "Marunong ka Mag-Bisaya?". The term "Visaya"/Madya-as was applied to Malay and Chinese inhabitants of #Panay (Ilonggo, Kinray-a, etc). While the native of Sugbo(Cebu) was called Pintados. Although the term Bisaya has been incorporated into Cebuano jargon for centuries, it should never be confused with the term Cebuano. As a result, identifying Bisaya solely as Cebuano is inaccurate because it excludes all other inhabitants of the region. All Cebuanos can be referred to as Bisaya, but not all Bisaya can be referred to as Cebuanos. Furthermore, Bisaya should not be considered a language and should never be confused with the Cebuano language, despite the fact that the majority of Visayans speak Cebuano. The Tribes of Panay is the true Visayan. The name "Mindanao" is a Spanish corruption of the name of the Maguindanao people, the dominant ruling ethnic group in the Sultanate of Maguindanao in southwestern Mindanao during the Spanish colonial period.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

I love to listen to the Filipino languages. Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed it. Salamat Po. Ingat ka palagi!

[@Davlavi]

This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.🙏

[@ylliriaalbania326]

Hi Andy! I have learned many things from your channel, your work is excellent. Greetings from Albania

[@RaffinhaX]

Gostei da representação da garota de waray como uma abelha, achei fofo 😄

[@MarcyRavenManji]

Balang araw matututunan ko mga ito... sa ngayon nagsisimula pa lang ako sa Bisaya hehe

[@Rogie12]

I only use 3 of this languages one of them are Tausug Chavacano and tagalog and little bit of Visaya too...

[@garymontalvo1639]

Hiligaynon a language of Iloilo is similar to waray , a little of bicol and Tagalog. Few words can be seen in tausog also.

[@barbieheimer]

I think the reason why we call them dialects instead of languages, my guess is "linguistic nationalism". many people speaking different languages living in these islands united under one country against the colonizers (Spain, USA, Japan). as for using English, its purpose was to be a "neutral language", aside from the fact of USA influence. what if we also still used Spanish or Japanese as one (another neutral language next to English)?

[@shellshockedgerman3947]

More paperwork and problems. Standardized Tagalog and English already works fine and we should just go with it.

[@ylliriaalbania326]

Chavacano,me gusto como hablan el español,muy interesante . Andy es Filipina

[@killersg.8290]

No hablan español.

[@northernavenue6426]

Di kami aki paka-tharo sa espanyol sii, maito bo so manga taw a di iran di gamita so katharo a espanyol ogaid na maito bo, knaba laged o Tagalog na apiya anda a darpa sii sa Pilipinas na kapakay a gamitang ka.

[@chess4072]

Chavacano is a separate language but it came from Spanish so Hispanics and Chavacanos would understand each other pretty well

[@gudseygood3622]

The interesting part is they written differently, but if you don't know the languages they sounds like a same languages. 🙂

[@unknowndeoxys00]

100%, the combinations of sounds are similar but trust, I grew up hearing Tagalog and cannot understand Cebuano, for example. Even though there's sounds and speech patterns that almost sound like Tagalog, I cannot piece together a Cebuano sentence at all. Different vocabularies and some grammar too. These are whole languages, and I'm glad the younger generation of Filipinos is recognizing these as Filipino *languages,* not simply "dialects of Tagalog." (Dialect implies that it's a sub-branch of one language)

[@rawrrrer]

As a Bisaya speaker, Hiligaynon sounds so familiar and I could piece a bit info from their sentences.

[@mountainrock7682]

@@rawrrrer Hiligaynon is also a Bisaya language.

[@JcDizon]

Yeah you're right. I know Tagalog but I don't understand the other Philippine languages but from a non-Filipino perspective, they're all the same.

[@rawrrrer]

@@mountainrock7682 Hiligaynon is different from Bisaya

[@slainer5748]

I'm not surprise because Philippines has 7000+ islands so it obviously has multiple cultures

[@JcDizon]

Looks like Maguindanao is missing here. It's on the map at 0:32 but not featured in the video.

[@DanielgtaLaw]

I didn’t know that the Philippines have more languages than just Tagalog and English

[@sean668]

Soooo many more. South Asian countries are each like 100 countries inside

[@markd8369]

Yes, many more! From my understanding anywhere between 140 to 170+ languages and dialects present in the Philippines. 🇵🇭 ❤

[@Alexander-sr7qm]

sad

[@notme6753]

Well now you know

[@개혁자-k5d]

English is not even a language of the phillipines. It's a language of nowhere

[@MnDcHnge-06]

ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔ 🇵🇭 Mabuhay Pilipinas 🇵🇭

[@alexis-tm9vd]

I guess bisaya and tagalog are much closer to each other than other languages. i bet they're sisters

[@notme6753]

Is Tagalog the only language in the Philippines that has a formal form (like po and opo)?

[@himasekiwari155]

Well depending from area, from what ik most tagalog or northern have, as a Bisaya and well ik some stuff about the other areas that speak Bisaya, there isn't a Po and Opo thing if you wanna be like respectful or formal it's usually on how you say the words (like saying them properly) and ESPECIALLY the tone and volume of your voice, so yeh applying Po and Opo in places that don't really use this feels ngl kinda weird, like most of us know that the person is trying to be respectful (cause learning Tagalog is part of the curriculum) but like it's just not the norm in a lot of places

[@raynelcalde9822]

I Think Kapampangan and Bikol have it

[@ali40589]

The Maranao translation is kinda off and wrong, one thing I noticed is the use of "sala" instead of "dosa".

[@markd8369]

Mabuti yan! 🇵🇭

[@victormanpandig8816]

The languages of the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@claudioflocco7456]

Hi Andy which are the languages more similar to tagalog? Please could you express the similarity degree in percentage % among all those languages? Salamaat 🙏🏻

[@Ran-nf7ot]

If you're talking about Southeast asian languages, maybe Malay / Indonesian, but for pronunciation-wise, indonesian is more close, and indonesian grammar is similar with english

[@josephciudadano3134]

Bikol Probably

[@J11_boohoo]

Omg where do you get the information!!! So cool!!!

[@DrewYourLover]

@@josephciudadano3134 probably Ilonggo, Capiznon and Minasbate.

[@GaryHField]

Tagalog is like a Proto-Visayan language, that became immersed in Kapampangan. To give you a clear picture, it's like the Anglo Saxon language that became immersed in the French language of the Norman conquerors of England. That's how the analogy is, when comparing Filipino and English.

[@J11_boohoo]

Can you please do a video about the Isnag language from apayao northern philippines, as a native it would be so amazing! You did a video on itneg but listening to itneg, itneg sounds a lot like ilocano and isn't that close to Isnag Isnag is actually more similar to Malaweg in my opinion which sound slike someone speaking in isnag whith weird vocab

[@killersg.8290]

I think u must email her

[@himasekiwari155]

You should probably email her and like idk but there should also be someone willing to sound them just like the other languages

[@Putsk1ii_143]

As a bicolano from Philippines it's kind of hard to understand but I'll take an example"sari Ika mig galin* that means in english "where are u going" in Tagalog"Saan ka pupunta" it's hard to talk English but when I got my first phone I see English videos and I started to learn English and I talk Tagalog bicol and english

[@bolt9838]

bahasa filipina malaysia indonesia dan tausug

[@aureliamadison1160]

My mom speaking bisaya because of her hometown❤🤍💛💙

[@boredstudent]

I don't know Tagalog but I grew up hearing it a lot. When I was in school I had Filipino classmates and even neighbors who were from the Philippines. I even had coworkers who were from there so I'd hear them speak it a lot. I'm not familiar with the other dialects except for just Tagalog

[@josephciudadano3134]

Bikol says Awot pa rather Amen

[@sumaranggg]

First!!! Immuna ditoy!

[@kutaykalender2321]

hi andy. i could not find the ethnic flags of the some nations in this video even though i googled so much. any chance you can help?

[@khanifkhanifofficial961]

The Lord Prayer

[@rougot]

Nice video

[@omaral-barghuthi4939]

tausug sounds like one of the tribes in malay

[@mountainrock7682]

Because they resisted Christianization and has a soft spot for Islam and anything Malay.

[@dimulaidari]

Tausug is meaning People Of River or River People. You could called them as The River Man. Tau (People-Person) Sug (River) Usually Malay People are living in the coast.

[@Ran-nf7ot]

Because they are. In Sabah Malaysia, they are known as Suluks, Orang Suluks While in the Philippines, they are Tausugs But they are same people.

[@mountainrock7682]

@@dimulaidari No. They are "people of the current". "Sūg" means "current". In Cebuano, it's "sulog".

[@emptytoiletpaperroll9112]

@@dimulaidari I think you're referring to the Tagalog people. Taga (From), Ilog (River)

[@soypinoy5251]

I love all philippine languages, but my favorite is Chavacano 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@nonamesoyouwontsearchitupi372]

Remember, we do not classify ourselves by how and what we speak. Because language is not born in our blood, it is inherited from what we hear and how we're taught. We classify ourselves from where we were born and raised. Be proud of our hometown.

[@Paquito910]

Filipinas 🇵🇭, los Mexicanos de Oriente. 🇲🇽❤️🇵🇭 Saludos de sus hermanos de México.

[@itsmeferny]

Creo que tambien. Los filipinos son primos de los latinos.

[@yerong345]

'Di kami mga Meksikan, mga Asyano kami.

[@prince_yt3406]

No they are not. Filipinos and Hispanics particularly Mexicans are not similar in any way. Filipinos are the Filipinos/Asians of asia not Mexican

[@ylliriaalbania326]

No sabia que los Filipinos son Mexicanos

[@khust2993]

Sorry mate, we're not "Mexicans of the East". Filipinos are "Filipinos of Asia". I don't appreciate being called something else.

[@jamjam1137]

Tausug 🤝🏿 indo 🤝🏿 malay🤝🏿

[@hikariemuji9144]

tai manghud

[@user-ts6dh5pt2d]

Mas kasabot ko sa Hiligaynon kay sa Cebuano lagi? its so weird, siguro lahi ang dialect na gigamit dri

[@jchavez1431]

It's also because the older version of Hiligaynon was used.

[@mountainrock7682]

Taga diin ka? Kay kon taga Mindanao ka nga Cebuano speaker, it makes sense nganong mas nasabtan nimo ang Hiligaynon tungod kay influenced kaayo mo sa Hiligaynon diha (plus sa Tagalog pa).

[@himasekiwari155]

Makasabot man ang magsinebuano sa illongo to some degree pero naay mga pun'g na murag mu block sa atong understanding pero if murely ka sa context sa uban na words then pretty much masabtan nimo ang general idea, my friend who is half Cebuano and illongo also said it's the same thing sad sa ilaha

[@paulemboy6066]

Taga asa diay ka ako halos nakasabot man. Ang hiligaynon mura rag Bisaya nga naay pagkasagol nga Tinagalog.

[@mountainrock7682]

@@himasekiwari155 True

[@jhanzofficial5814]

Parang Malaysian Ang language Ng tausug

[@aldhieu.a.teodocio8796]

▪︎I can speak two Philippine languages: Tagalog (Manileño) and Bikol (Naga). ▪︎Marunong ako magsalita ng dalawang wika sa Pilipinas. ▪︎Tatao ako magtaram nin duwang taram sa Filipinas. I use Bikol language here in Rizal so people won't understand us. We want our conversation discrete. Maranao speakers and Philippine Hokkien speakers do the same thing in Manila. Habo ko na maintindihan kami nin ibang tawo 'pag nag-uulay kami kan lola mi baya ini an taram niamon saiya lolz.

[@paulemboy6066]

Mogamit pud mi sa pinolungang Cebuano o gitawag sad namo nga bisaya o Binisaya kay para dili mi masabtan sa Dili makasulti ug Binisaya.

[@bolt9838]

español y chavacano

[@mpmixtv]

SUBANON/SUBANEN TRIBES GHEMPYA GHENDAW🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA there are 112 tribes in the ilands

[@alexanderhansen3232]

That Bicol language though. I didn’t have my eyes on the screen and I only recognized they were reciting Our Father in Heaven recited when it was the Bicol language. Sounds like the purest Austronesian language

[@StellaLuxNebula]

I thought basai was a thing 👄 my parents told me it was 👁👁 but I guess not?

[@chess4072]

If you mean Basay, according the wikipedia it's a now extinct language in Taiwan. Fun fact, Austronesians came from Taiwan!

[@josephciudadano3134]

Sad that in Bikol Dios has been lost I mean didn't use by modern bikolano, Dios Marhay na Aldaw was the right one

[@reijinvyskra1759]

I can understand Tagalog and Cebuano so far hahahahaha.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Its a shame, the Philippines has forgotten pre-Spanish time, but its often ignored as the older Hindu-Buddhist and Animist local religion or mixed hindu with local believe, maybe its similar to Borneo, "Hindu Kaharingan", and "Hindu Tolontang" in Sulawesi, temple made from wood, not bigger like in Java and Champa, "Balai Basarah", a multi-tiered pyramidal roof temple with dayak ornament, craving and motif, Pre-Spanish (before 1570s Fall of Kota Maynila/Manila) period no longer live on in most of the country but in Indonesia, they have kept their pre-Islamic and pre-colonial ancient cultures intact, like in the Hindu-derived cultures of Java, Bali, Lombok, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaya. Red brick wall, gates called "Paduraksa, Candi Bentar, or Gapura belah and gates with traditional roof like angkul-angkul, wooden door and windows in traditional craving, motif and styles. Philippines lack and no have traditional architecture especially core and majority ethnic like Tagalog, Visayan, Kampapangan, Pangasinan and Ilakano do not have traditional architecture, heritage sites and monument, old Ruins structure, non-European and Spanish traditional dances, clothing, wedding, wood and stone craving, traditional motif and art, traditional roof styles, only minority Malayan culture Bangsamoro group like Maranao with Torongan, Okir(wood craving), traditional dance, art, architecture, festival, customs and clothing, others like Sulu/Tausug, Iranun, Bajau-samah, Yakan and Maguindanao have similar look traditional architecture and houses, Bangsamoro also exists in Sabah, especially Sulu, Iranun, Maranao, Yakan and largest Bajau-Samah,Bulungan and Tidung in Borneo are non-Bangsamoro, Lampung, Rejang and Aceh in Sumatra, are same culture and traditions like Malay, have own languages, unlike non-malayan culture group like Iban, Murut, Kadazandusun are different from Malay and Bangsamoro, Malayan cultures group used of Headdress called "tanjak or tengkolok" and hat called "songkok or peci" used by Malayic like Melayu, Minangkabau, Kutai, Banjar. Philippine to heavy European and Spanish cultures, with lack of own natives tradition, culture and architecture. the name of country and also many of places name in Spanish and Spanized spellings places like "Cotabato" not Kota Bato/Kota Batu or Kuta Bato.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

If Luzon and Visayan still Hindu and Muslim, not destroyed culture by Spanish Filipino IN North like this, Same with Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia. Malay traditional wedding with traditional dress, architecture and decorations. live.staticflickr.com/65535/51074191618_99e6f3ba76_z.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48136055517_816f85e3a8_b.jpg Malay(Melayu) with traditional costume and architecture. live.staticflickr.com/65535/48136055517_816f85e3a8_b.jpg lamriau.id/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/balai-adat-dumai-660x330.jpg Malay Architecture(Senibina Melayu) live.staticflickr.com/65535/48136055472_3245dfc886_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48136055517_816f85e3a8_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48136055592_9cf2d392dc_b.jpg Malay Roof and Gable. live.staticflickr.com/65535/52218412430_a1e529f7a6_z.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/52217910046_d5ebdd0c2e_z.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/51716327380_484d73a088_b.jpg Malay(Melayu) with traditional costume and architecture. live.staticflickr.com/65535/51074191618_99e6f3ba76_z.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/49963579601_46d69259ea_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48535339517_e637fe1f13_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48137605397_225f2df373_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48818245526_11c204a4e7_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48890335297_8933fd86a8_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48757715552_85577c9535_b.jpg upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Malay_war_dress_baju_lamina_and_kechubong.jpg/800px-Malay_war_dress_baju_lamina_and_kechubong.jpg Regular Malay Village house/Malay Kampung house. live.staticflickr.com/65535/51001454235_83177d1e8b_z.jpg Malay and Thai Royal and noble vs. commoner architecture comparison. live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167898656_8973521f36_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167979817_cc8c0fdb62_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167975942_1d39f4e90f_b.jpg Malay city with Malay architecture building. like in medival Era or Srivijayan and Melaka era live.staticflickr.com/65535/48135960756_d80f32b688_b.jpg Traditional weapon Malay in Brunei, Peninsular Malay, Riau and Jambi Sumatra. live.staticflickr.com/65535/48137661553_21cab00140_z.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48137572943_91b5149d06_b.jpg Malay and Thai Royal and noble vs. commoner architecture comparison. live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167898656_8973521f36_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167979817_cc8c0fdb62_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48167975942_1d39f4e90f_b.jpg Old Kedah Palace complex, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. live.staticflickr.com/65535/48138294871_afb98ed0ce_b.jpg live.staticflickr.com/65535/48536032792_f478a847d2_z.jpg

[@chacri08]

I can speak 3

[@katutubongxnagger]

ang creole ba ay macoconsider na language? i really dont understand.. if the the roots of this said language is spanish. can someone explain HEHEHE

[@dimulaidari]

Mapiya Mapita Sa Langon!

[@ali40589]

Mapiya a gagawi’i rəka! 👍

[@3idontknow3]

Mapia mapita bun sa leka suled!

[@northernavenue6426]

Mapiya a kapipita rəkano langon, paninta a mapipiya tano dn In sha allah

[@bitboy4579]

First yes ako una

[@karlbasallote6719]

I speak Bikol language.

[@SinilkMudilaSama]

Philipines is like a mosaic of idioms, like a Swiss of Oceania, culturally and mentally Philipines is Oceania not Asia. I like the idiom chavacano speech.

[@itsmeferny]

I would rather say Filipinos culturally are similar to Latin America plus majority pf the population are Catholics.

[@mechasizer7878]

First, the Philippines is an Asian country just like Japan and Indonesia, which are both archipelagic nation. Second, linguistically, culturally, the Philippines has been influenced by Spanish Empire, which is why Filipinos are called as the Latinos of Asia, which is not. Third, do not discount the Eastern side of the Philippines since it has contacts with the Arabic, Chinese, and its Austronesian neighbors way before Spanish colonization. That's all.

[@uglygoblin2413]

@@itsmeferny nah Philippines is culturally closer to maritimes Sea countries

[@khust2993]

Indonesia is the most similar to the Philippines

[@BatAskal]

Filipinos are true Asians, not Oceania (Pacific Islanders). The precolonial history is largely influenced by Southeast Asia and India. If the Philippine islands were not under Spain, they could be their own separate countries.

[@LogMapping2006]

Spanish should be in the place of English 🇨🇺🇵🇷🇵🇭

[@killersg.8290]

No.

[@yerong345]

nagpapatawa ka ga? HAHAHAHA

[@romeocivilino6667]

It's possible but there's need to take place before it happens, 1) The Renaissance of Spain Power Influence within Europe and Northern Africa. 2) The Resurgence of Latin America against the American Domination on their Country's Economy, Finance, Governance and Culture. 3)The Revival of Spanish America within USA and the overtaking of Spanish Language and Culture within the America's Mainstream Cultural Influencer like Media and Entertainment. 4)The Rekindling of Socio-Cultural Ties, Increasing of Economic Links & Business Trade, and Upgrading of Political Relations between Latin America and the Philippines, especially Mexico and Brazil. 5)The Weakening of the Western Hegemonic Countries in North America, Western Europe and East Asia.

[@paulemboy6066]

No But we want it to be added as the 3rd official language in our country.

[@adude849]

Your wish is granted but the only place that has your wish is at Zamboanga City

[@aaronjoshuap.austria8442]

I hope return spanish languages as an Official Language along with English and Filipino/Tagalog 🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@lazojones1]

dont hold your breath . filipinos are anti spanish . they act patriotic yet their culture is literally a hybrid of asian, malay and hispanic culture.also hypocritical for using english and consume a lot from american media yet spanish is the villain? 🤣

[@killersg.8290]

No, better fix current problems then make even more problems.

[@yolo8283]

@@lazojones1 as we should be.