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Languages of the Philippines

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Pilipinas
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
Filipino
Filipino
Text direction: LTR

Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. For communication and instruction, the Constitution identifies Filipino and English as the official languages.

Filipino
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

FilipinoEnglish

Read the Characters

Filipino · 28 characters

Filipino · 28 characters
A
a
B
b
C
c
D
d
E
e
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
Ñ
ñ
NG
ng
O
o
P
p
Q
q
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
V
v
W
w
X
x
Y
y
Z
z

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in the Philippines?

Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. For communication and instruction, the Constitution identifies Filipino and English as the official languages.

What writing systems are used in the Philippines?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Philippines COMELEC: 1987 Constitution, Article XIV

Primary constitutional source confirming Filipino and English as official languages for communication and instruction, with Filipino as the national language.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.