Major Languages in the Philippines

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How many major languages are mentioned in the Philippines?

  • 7
  • 9
  • 10
  • 8 (correct)

Which of the following languages is not one of the major languages mentioned?

  • Ilocano
  • Hiligaynon
  • Ibanag (correct)
  • Cebuano

Where did the Cebuano dialect originate?

  • Luzon
  • Manila
  • Cebu (correct)
  • Mindanao

What facilitated the spread of the Cebuano dialect to neighboring islands and parts of Mindanao?

<p>Spanish and American policies to Christianize Mindanao (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following dialects' boundaries have remained predominantly the same for centuries?

<p>Tagalog and Bikol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the strategy implemented by the Department of Education in the Philippines regarding regional languages?

<p>Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language has the unique feature of the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] occurring as part of diphthongs?

<p>Cebuano (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the standard sprachraum form of Bikol Central based on?

<p>Canaman dialect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Philippine language is spoken primarily in Zamboanga City and is the only Spanish-based creole in Asia?

<p>Chavacano (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does Cebuano primarily flourish?

<p>Mindanao (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language had the largest native-language-speaking population in the Philippines from the 1950s to the 1980s?

<p>Cebuano (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which other Philippine languages also contain the unique feature of the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ]?

<p>Manobo and Sagada (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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