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Filipino Language is an Austronesian language. It is the national language of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages of the country along with English language. Over 120 languages ​​are spoken in the Philippines. Filipino, a standardized form of Tagalog, is the national language and is used in formal education throughout the country.

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The Philippines has eight major dialects.
Bikol
Cebuano
Hiligaynon (Ilonggo)
Ilocano
Kapampangan
Pangasinan
Tagalog
Waray

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One of the major languages spoken in the Philippines, it is native tounge of the people in the Tagalog region in the nothern island Luzon. and one of the Lingua Franca of the Filipino Language

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Also known as bisaya, Is the major language of Visayan islands and some parts of Mindanao in the Philippines, It is the second most spoken language in the Philippines after Tagalog.

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It is the primary and dominant language of Pampanga and southern Tarlac, where the Kapampangan ethnic group lives. one of the Austronesian language family's central Luzon languages

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Main local language of the Bicol Region in the southern eastern Luzon, Bikol languages is strongly influenced by Spanish. belonging to the Austronesian languages family

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Also known as Ilonggo, Belongs to the Bisayan Groups of the Austronesian Language family, speaker live primarily on the island of Panay, considered as second-most widely spoken language in the Visayas and belongs to the Bisayan languages.

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An Austronesian Language, Primary and predominant language of the entire province of Pangasinan and Northern Tarlac

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Local Language spoken in the Eastern Visayas, Third most spoken Visayan Language after Cebuano and Hiligaynon and part of the Austronesian Language Family

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An Austronesian Language spoken widely by Ilocano people and as lingua franca by the Igorot people in Northern Luzon, considered as the third most spoken native language in the country

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The former President of the Commonwealth Republic Manuel L. Quezon, declared it the basis for the national language in 1937, and it was renamed Pilipino in 1959. Pilipino and English are declared official languages in the 1972 Constitution, with Filipino designated as the new national language to be developed from contributions from all languages spoken in the Philippines. The development of the Filipino language and dialects is very important to the people because it shapes their culture and identity.