List of Philippine Dialects/Languages: Speakers: Status:
A    
ADASEN 4,000  
AGTA, ALABAT ISLAND 50  
AGTA, CAMARINES NORTE 200  
AGTA, CASIGURAN DUMAGAT 1,000  
AGTA, CENTRAL CAGAYAN 700  
AGTA, DICAMAY 0 Extinct
AGTA, DUPANINAN 1,200  
AGTA, ISAROG 1,000 Nearly Extinct
AGTA, MT. IRAYA 200  
AGTA, MT. IRIGA 1,500  
AGTA, REMONTADO 2,000  
AGTA, UMIRAY DUMAGET 5,000  
AGTA, VILLAVICIOSA N/A Survey Needed
AGUTAYNEN 8,000  
AKLANON 350,000  
ALANGAN 7,000  
ALTA, NORTHERN 240  
ALTA, SOUTHERN 1,000  
ARTA 17  
ATA 20 Nearly Extinct
ATI 1,500  
ATTA, FAIRE 550  
ATTA, PAMPLONA 700  
ATTA, PUDTOL 700  
AYTA, ABENLEN 6,850  
AYTA, AMBALA 1,657  
AYTA, BATAAN 572  
AYTA, MAG-ANCHI 4,166  
AYTA, MAG-INDI 2,483  
AYTA, SORSOGON 40 Nearly Extinct
AYTA, TAYABAS 0 Extinct
B    
BALANGAO 6,560  
BANTOANON 65,000  
BATAK 300 Survey Needed
BICOLANO, ALBAY 480,000  
BICOLANO, CENTRAL 4,000,000  
BICOLANO, IRIGA 180,000  
BICOLANO, NORTHERN CATANDUANES 65,000  
BICOLANO, SOUTHERN CATANDUANES 85,000  
BINUKID 100,000  
BLAAN, KORONADAL 100,000  
BLAAN, SARANGANI 200,000  
BOLINAO 50,000  
BONTOC, CENTRAL 30,000  
BONTOC, EASTERN 6,000  
BUHID 8,000  
BUTUANON N/A Survey Needed
C    
CALUYANUN 20,000  
CAPIZNON 445,716  
CEBUANO 15,230,000  
CHAVACANO 280,000 1981 survey
CHINESE, MANDARIN 600  
CHINESE, MIN NAN 592,200  
CHINESE, YUE 7,200  
CUYONON 93,000  
D    
DAVAWENYO 124,486  
E    
ENGLISH 15,371  
G    
GA'DANG 17,500  
GADDANG 30,000  
GIANGAN 17,000  
H    
HANUNOO 12,000  
HIGAONON 30,000  
HILIGAYNON 7,000,000  
I    
IBALOI 87,750  
IBANAG 500,000  
IBATAN 900  
IFUGAO, AMGANAD 27,000  
IFUGAO, BATAD 43,000  
IFUGAO, MAYOYAO 17,000  
IFUGAO, TUWALI 25,000  
ILOCANO 8,000,000  
ILONGOT 6,121  
INONHAN 80,000  
IRAYA 10,000  
ISINAI 5,650  
ISNAG 10,000  
ITAWIT 105,556  
ITNEG, BINONGAN 7,000  
ITNEG, INLAOD N/A Survey Needed
ITNEG, MASADIIT 7,500  
ITNEG, SOUTHERN N/A Survey Needed
IVATAN 30,000  
I-WAK 3,000  
K    
KAGAYANEN 30,000  
KALAGAN 60,000  
KALAGAN, KAGAN 6,000  
KALAGAN, TAGAKAULU 37,830  
KALINGA, BUTBUT 4,000  
KALINGA, LIMOS 20,000  
KALINGA, LOWER TANUDAN 5,500  
KALINGA, LUBUAGAN 40,000  
KALINGA, MABAKA VALLEY N/A Survey Needed
KALINGA, MADUKAYANG 1,500  
KALINGA, SOUTHERN 12,000  
KALINGA, UPPER TANUDAN 3,000  
KALLAHAN, KAYAPA 15,000  
KALLAHAN, KELEY-I 5,000  
KALLAHAN, TINOC N/A Survey Needed
KAMAYO N/A Survey Needed
KANKANAEY 150,000  
KANKANAY, NORTHERN 70,000  
KARAO 1,300  
KAROLANOS N/A Survey Needed
KASIGURANIN 10,000  
KATABAGA 0 Extinct
KINARAY-A 350,000  
M    
MAGAHAT N/A Survey Needed
MAGINDANAON 1,000,000  
MALAYNON 8,500  
MAMANWA 1,500  
MANDAYA, CATAELANO 19,000  
MANDAYA, KARAGA 3,000  
MANDAYA, SANGAB N/A Survey Needed
MANOBO, AGUSAN 40,000  
MANOBO, ATA 20,000  
MANOBO, CINAMIGUIN 60,000  
MANOBO, COTABATO 15,000  
MANOBO, DIBABAWON 10,000  
MANOBO, ILIANEN 10,000  
MANOBO, MATIGSALUG 30,000  
MANOBO, OBO 10,000  
MANOBO, RAJAH KABUNSUWAN N/A Survey Needed
MANOBO, SARANGANI 35,000  
MANOBO, TAGABAWA 40,000  
MANOBO, WESTERN BUKIDNON 15,000  
MANSAKA 35,000  
MAPUN 15,000  
MARANAO 602,613  
MASBATENYO 200,000  
MOLBOG 5,640  
P    
PALAWANO, BROOKE'S POINT 6,000  
PALAWANO, CENTRAL 12,000  
PALAWANO, SOUTHWEST 3,000  
PAMPANGAN 2,000,000  
PANGASINAN 2,000,000  
PARANAN 10,000  
PHILIPPINE SIGN LANGUAGE 100,000  
POROHANON 23,000  
R    
RATAGNON N/A Survey Needed
ROMBLOMANON 200,000  
S    
SAMA, ABAKNON 16,000  
SAMA, BALANGINGI 60,000  
SAMA, CENTRAL 100,000  
SAMA, PANGUTARAN 20,000  
SAMA, SOUTHERN 30,000  
SAMBAL, BOTOLAN 31,500  
SAMBAL, TINA 180,377  
SANGIL 10,000  
SANGIR 55,000  
SORSOGON, MASBATE 85,000  
SORSOGON, WARAY 185,000  
SPANISH 4,771  
SUBANEN, CENTRAL 80,000  
SUBANEN, NORTHERN 10,000  
SUBANON, WESTERN 40,000  
SUBANUN, LAPUYAN 25,000  
SULOD 14,000  
SURIGAONON N/A Survey Needed
T    
TADYAWAN 2,000  
TAGALOG 14,850,000  
TAGBANWA 8,000  
TAGBANWA, CALAMIAN 5,000  
TAGBANWA, CENTRAL 2,000  
TAUSUG 330,000  
TAWBUID, EASTERN 12,000  
TAWBUID, WESTERN 12,000  
TBOLI 80,000  
TIRURAY 34,340  
W    
WARAY-WARAY 3,000,000  

Y

   
YAKAN 70,000  
YOGAD 14,000  

Total: 171

65,375,126  

Source: SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics)

 

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