Re: PH Languages
Fr:
Borlongan, A. M. (2023 June 11). There are 186 language in the Philippines, not
just two!, https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/11/opinion/columns/there-are-186-languages-in-the-philippines-not-just-two/1895506
>Definitions
--Language
(in Linguistics) = the distinctively human
system for communication with well-defined structure, composed of sounds
built up to form words and sentences to convey meaning.
--Dialect
= usually GEOGRAPHICAL varieties within languages, e.g. English language – UK,
US, AUS, & PH; Tagalog language – Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite
--Example
of 1 Language (Tagalog) in 4 Dialects & 2 other languages:
>1. Manila Tagalog: Pumunta siya dito dala ang malinis na
pinggan na ilalagay sa patuyuan ng pinggan.
>2. Batangas
Tagalog: Pumarine siya tangan ang malinis na pinggan na ilalagay sa
banggerahan.
>3. Bulacan Tagalog: Nagpunta siya rito na may dalang malinis
na pinggan na ilalagay niya sa doon sa tauban.
>4. Caviteño
Tagalog: Nagparini siya dala ang platong malinis na ilalagay sa batalan.
>Cebuano:
Ni ari sila diri dala ang limpyo nga plato nga ibutang sa butanganang sa plato.
>English:
He/She came here holding the clean plate to place in the dish dryer.
>Stats
--According
to the 2023 Ethnologue (worldwide
annual stats of languages), the PH has 186 established languages = 184 living +
2 extinct (Inagta Villaviciones, Inagta Dicanay)
--Of
the 184 living languages = 175 INDIGENOUS + 9 non-indigenous (including English
& Spanish)
--PH
languages with fewer than 100 speakers: Arta (35-45), Inagta Alabab (10),
Inagta Sorsogon (10)
--Other
institutions & organizations, n = 130 to 190 languages
>Conclusion
--PH
is one of the most LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE countries in the world and has the
highest linguistic diversity index in South-East Asia.
