User:Marletbadeo/List of Dialects of the Philippines

This is the list of Philippine dialects spoken in all corners of the Philippine archipelago, from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao. Philippine dialects are sometimes synonymous with minority ethnic peoples of the Philippines. Despite having common ancestries, the languages spoken by local people in the various villages, towns, cities or provinces have differed in form among each other. There are major languages and minor dialect groupings in the Philippines which are sometimes identical in usage of words and sentences. Major languages are branched into small dialects. As of now, there are about 80 listed languages and dialects in the Philippines.

The use of a national language in the Philippines based on the Tag-alog form was decided to create a medium of conversion among so-called Filipino people, in which for so many centuries have been colonialized by foreign speaking peoples. It was also intended to parallel with the use of a foreign language which was used as the official medium of communication both in government and business.

Languages and Dialects
The list below follows the KWF classification.