<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> There are some 120 to 187 languages and dialects in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification . Almost all are Malayo - Polynesian languages, whereas one, Chavacano, is a creole derived from Spanish, a Romance language . Two, English and Filipino, are official, while nineteen (as of 2017) are official auxiliary languages . Including second - language speakers, there are more speakers of Filipino than English in the Philippines . </P> <P> The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino enumerated 130 Philippine languages present in the country through its Atlas Filipinas map published in 2016 . </P>

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