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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Filipino and English are the official languages of the Philippines.<br> | |||
Both Filipino and English are used in government, education, print, broadcast media, and business.<br> | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_language '''Filipino'''] is a standardized version of Tagalog, spoken mainly in Metro Manila. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Philippines," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.</ref><br> | |||
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A total of 182 native languages are spoken in the Philippines and four languages have been classified as extinct.<br> | |||
There are 4 indigenous languages with approximately 9 million or more native speakers: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language '''Tagalog''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebuano_language '''Cebuano''' language] - also known as Bisaya or Binisaya | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocano_language '''Ilocano''' language] - also known as Ilokano | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiligaynon_language '''Hiligaynon''' language] - also known as Ilonggo | |||
Plus an additional 10 indigenous languages with 1 million to 3 million native speakers: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waray_language '''Waray''' language] - also known as Waray-Waray or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Winaray/Waray | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bikol '''Bikol''' language] - also known as Central Bikol or Bikol Naga | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapampangan_language '''Kapampangan''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinan_language '''Pangasinan''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maranao_language '''Maranao''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tausug_language '''Tausug''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguindanao_language '''Maguindanao''' language] - also known as Maguindanaon | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano '''Chavacano''' language] - also known as Chabacano | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karay-a_language '''Karay-a''' language] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surigaonon_language '''Surigaonon''' language] | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
Most pre-1900 genealogical material is written in Spanish, although you will also occasionally find records in Latin, French, Dutch, or Hebrew. You do not need to be fluent in Spanish to research Philippine records. Language aids can give you the language information you need. | Most pre-1900 genealogical material is written in Spanish, although you will also occasionally find records in Latin, French, Dutch, or Hebrew. You do not need to be fluent in Spanish to research Philippine records. Language aids can give you the language information you need. | ||
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*[[French Genealogical Word List]] | *[[French Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*'''''[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-records-extraction-guide(english) Spanish Records Extraction: An Instruction Guide]'''.'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981. (FHL book 980 D27s; fiche 6089702.) | *'''''[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-records-extraction-guide(english) Spanish Records Extraction: An Instruction Guide]'''.'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981. (FHL book 980 D27s; fiche 6089702.) | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Philippines|Philippines]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Philippines|Philippines]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | ||