English
English is one of the two official languages of the Philippines, used alongside Filipino in government, education, law, and business.
Filipino
Filipino is the national and official language of the Philippines, a standardized form of Tagalog regulated by the Commission on the Filipino Language.
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Aklanon
Aklanon is the native language of Aklan province in Western Visayas, closely related to Kinaray-a and Capiznon.
B'laan
B'laan is the language of the B'laan indigenous people, spoken in South Cotabato, Sarangani, and Davao del Sur.
Cebuano
Cebuano is the second most widely spoken native language in the Philippines, used across much of the Visayas and large parts of Mindanao.
Central Bikol
Central Bikol is the most widely spoken of the Bikol languages, concentrated in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon.
Chavacano (Zamboangueño)
Chavacano is a Spanish-based creole language, with its largest variant, Zamboangueño, spoken in Zamboanga City and the surrounding peninsula.
Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon, also known as Ilonggo, is a major regional language concentrated in Western Visayas and parts of Soccsksargen.
Ibanag
Ibanag is the native language of Isabela and Cagayan provinces in Cagayan Valley.
Ilocano
Ilocano is the dominant language of the Ilocos Region and one of the most widely spoken native languages in the Philippines.
Iranun
Iranun is the language of the Iranun people, spoken in parts of Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and Maguindanao.
Kankanaey
Kankanaey is a native language of the Cordillera Administrative Region, spoken mainly in Benguet and parts of Mountain Province.
Kapampangan
Kapampangan is the native language of Pampanga and parts of Tarlac in Central Luzon.
Karay-a
Karay-a is a language spoken primarily in Antique province and parts of Iloilo in Western Visayas.
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is the native language of the Maguindanao people, concentrated in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao.
Maranao
Maranao is the language of the Maranao people of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, centered around Lake Lanao.
Masbateño
Masbateño is the native language of Masbate province, sharing features with both Bikol and Visayan languages.
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is the native language of Pangasinan province and parts of neighboring areas in Central Luzon.
Sama (Samal)
Sama is the language of the Sama-Bajau people, spoken across Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and other parts of the southern Philippines.
Surigaonon
Surigaonon is the native language of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur in northeastern Mindanao.
Tausug
Tausug is the principal language of the Sulu Archipelago, spoken across Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and parts of Zamboanga Peninsula.
Waray
Waray is the principal language of Eastern Visayas, spoken across Samar and Leyte.
About This Section
The Philippines has 182 native languages according to Ethnologue, with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino counting 135 living languages using a different classification method. This section keeps the two official languages, Filipino and English, separate from the native regional languages spoken across the country's provinces.
Katutubong Wika covers languages like Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, and Tausug, often called "dialects" in everyday speech despite being linguistically distinct from Tagalog. Each entry links to its own page with household figures, language family classification, and a link to the matching region on the azifind.com directory.
Definitions on this page are written independently for azifind.com, informed by the Philippine Statistics Authority 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Ethnologue, and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. About azifind.com →