What language do the philippines speak?

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philpenglish

Tuna County

Tagalog

Juan C

Filipino and English are the official languages of the Philippines, but more than 180 languages and dialects are spoken in the archipelago...

KEI

Filipino & English

sarahh

Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English

bfrincess

taglish for most of the young generation.spanish sux we never spoken the languages fluently and will never speak it at all.there are plenty of slang languages.but pure filipino languages spoken daily is never existence on this modern philippines.

zeven77

the official languages are Filipino and English. there are numerous dialects all around the archipelago and Filipinos have a way of playing with their languages as we often intermix them to better express our ideas.

Joy

They speak Philipino but English is also an official language

angel obregon

there are alot of dialects in the philippines however its dominant language is tagalog...but at the present time according to the constitution the now official langauge of the philippines are both english and tagalog...

DA.MJ.DC

(1) Tagalog
(2) English as second language

the italian idol

romance language

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tagalog- main language
english is the 2nd language now, b4 it was spanish i thnk
but their are hundreds of dialect tho spoken by each island-- i thnk

prien1610

I'm from Philippines... and we use TAGALOG language...

laarnie c

English for those people who finished High School and in Manila all the people can understand English.

chie

Filipino and English are the official languages. However, there are several widely-used regional dialects like Tagalog, Bicolano, Waray, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Chavacano, Bisaya, Panggalatok, Ilocano, Ilonggo and many more.

CHOCO CRUNCHIES

Tagalog (formally called Filipino) and English are the widely spoken languages. Hundred seventy more local dialects are spoken across the archipelago.

wishful thinking

depends ive heard of many diff kinds

ie:

tagalog
tagalic

and im sure theres many more not sure on the spelling of the second one

kokey14

Taglish or Tagalog and English - as the major language.

carl

Tagalog is the national language of Philippines but since it is divided into regions, there exists many dialects aside from the national language like Ilocano, Kapampangan, Bisaya, Chabakano, Ilonggo, Waray, Bicolano, Ibanag, Panggalatok, etc.

Leander

The official language is "Tagalog" (which is termed Filipino language)

English is definitely the 2nd language and spoken by the majority

Total dialects - there are 180 different dialects spoken in each region all over the country

Slang language -

Taglish (mix of Tagalog and English)
Gay Lingo - started in the 70's by the gay demographics but streamed over to the masses

Mamma Mia

Spanish was the original official language of the country for more than three centuries, and became the lingua franca of the Philippines in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Under the U.S. occupation and civil regime, English began to be taught in schools. By 1901, public education was institutionalized, with English serving as the medium of instruction.

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