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The Philippines is a country with over 80 separate languages. Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. By an act of congress in 1989, Pilipino was changed to Filipino, which is based on Tagalog. Filipino and English are the two official languages of the Philippines. Taglish is a combination of Tagalog and English, and spoken primarily in the Manila area. Spanish is not widely spoken now, but there is a lot of Spanish influence in some Philippine languages. There are 12 different Philippine languages with over one million native speakers. More information
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