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Major Philippine Languages by Primary Regions

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A political map of the Philippines with the island groups of Luzon and Visayas highlighted in red, while the Mindanao island group is shown in gray.

Luzon
(Northern Philippines)

Bicolano
Ilocano
Kapampangan
Pangasinan
Tagalog
A political map of the Philippines with its provinces outlined. The Visayas island group in the center is highlighted in bright red.

Visayas
(Central Philippines)

Cebuano (Bisaya)
Hiligaynon (Ilonggo)
Waray
Mindanao <br>(Southern Philippines)

Mindanao
(Southern Philippines)

Cebuano (Bisaya)
Chavacano
Tausug
A color-coded map of the Philippines showing the geographical distribution of various native languages, such as Ilocano, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

Languages of the Philippines

Some 130 to 195 languages are spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification.

(Text and Map Source: Wikipedia)

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Indigenous Ancient Scripts

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Baybayin (Tagalog Script)

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Kulitan (Kapampangan Script)

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Font: Norman de los Santos / Image: Wikipedia

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Hanunó’o (Mangyan script of Mindoro)

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Buhid (Mangyan script of Mindoro)

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Tagbanwa (Palawan script)

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Jawi (Mindanao Muslim Script)

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