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The adoption of regional languages as a medium of teaching is based on studies that indicate that the use of mother tongues as languages of instruction improves the comprehension and critical thinking skills of children and facilitates the learning of second languages such as English and Filipino.
The Malay language, a Malayo-Polynesian language alongside the Philippine languages, has had an immense influence on many of the languages of the Philippines. This is because Old Malay used to be the lingua franca throughout the archipelago, a good example of this is Magellan's translator Enrique using Malay to converse with the native ...
The Central Philippine languages are the most geographically widespread demonstrated group of languages in the Philippines, being spoken in southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Sulu. They are also the most populous, including Tagalog (and Filipino ), Bikol , and the major Visayan languages Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Waray , Kinaray-a , and Tausug ...
Pages in category "Languages of the Philippines" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
(On this page a regional language has parentheses next to it that contain a region, province, etc. where the language has regional status.) National language A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages.
Most of the major languages of the Philippines belong to the Greater Central Philippine subgroup: Tagalog, the Visayan languages Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray; Central Bikol, the Danao languages Maranao and Magindanaon. [6] On the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Gorontalo is the third-largest language by number of speakers. [7]
Official language in: the Philippines; Filipino Sign Language – Sign Language Official language in: the Philippines; Finnish – Suomi Official language in: Finland and the Russian autonomous republic of Karelia; recognised as a minority language in Sweden; Fon – Fon gbè, FÉ”ngbè Spoken by: the Beninois/Nigerian Fon people; French ...
Category: Languages of the Philippines by province. 4 languages. ... Languages of Zamboanga del Sur (1 C, 3 P) Languages of Zamboanga Sibugay (1 C, 3 P)