Languages of the Philippines

More than 170 languages and dialects are spoken in the country, almost all of them belonging to the Borneo-Philippines group of Malayo-Polynesian language branch of the Austronesian language family.
According to the 1987 Constitution, Filipino and English are both the official languages. Many Filipinos understand, write and speak English, Filipino and their respective regional languages.
Filipino is […]

Visayan - Cebuano Grammar

A) BISAYA
Ang Visayâ nga Gramática maó ang batakán sa mga linagdà nga paagi sa ayo ug hosay nga Visayáng panolti ug panolát.
B) ENGLISH
Any grammar explain the usage of the words.
A) BISAYA
Sa bisan-unsang gramática ginasaysay ang kagamiton sa mga polong.
B) ENGLISH
In any kinds or types of grammar, it stated the use of the words.
ANG POLONG ( […]

Language/Linguistic Origin

Throughout the 7,100 island archipelagos, Filipinos speak nearly 90 languages and dialects. The three major dialects are Ilocano (northern Luzon, also the dialect spoken most commonly by Filipinos in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland); Tagalog (central and southern Luzon); and Cebuano (southern islands) (BYU, 1986). Linguistically, these three dialects and all major indigenous languages […]