Languages of Philippines

154 languages of the index are spoken in Philippines; 2 have official status (English and Filipino). The country has about 112.7 m inhabitants (2024).

154 languages33 endangered or dormantAsiaISO PH / PHL

Official languages

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International filFilipinoAustronesian · 90 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Philippines

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
cmnMandarin Chinese普通话	`cmn`	Sino-Tibetan	+4	1.07 bn	1 · National
cmnStandard Chinese現代標準漢語	`cmn`	Sino-Tibetan	+4	897.1 m
spaSpanishespañol	`spa`	Indo-European	+24	555.6 m	1 · National
filFilipino	`fil`	Austronesian		90 m	1 · National
tglTagalogwikang Tagalog	`tgl`	Austronesian		68.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
nanSouthern Min閩南語	`nan`	Sino-Tibetan	+5	48.3 m	6a · Vigorous
cebCebuanoSinugboanon	`ceb`	Austronesian		15.9 m	3 · Wider Communication
iloIlocanoPagsasao nga Ilokano	`ilo`	Austronesian		9.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
hilHiligaynon	`hil`	Austronesian		5.7 m	3 · Wider Communication
warWaray-WarayWaray-waray	`war`	Austronesian		3.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
bikBikol	`bik`	Austronesian		2.5 m
bclCentral BikolBikol Sentral	`bcl`	Austronesian		2.5 m	3 · Wider Communication
pamPampanganKapampángan	`pam`	Austronesian		2.4 m	3 · Wider Communication
pagPangasinanpangasinan	`pag`	Austronesian		1.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
tsgTausugbahasa Sūg	`tsg`	Austronesian		1.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
mdhMaguindanao	`mdh`	Austronesian		1.1 m	5 · Developing
krjKaray-aKinaray·a	`krj`	Austronesian		1.1 m	4 · Educational
mrwMaranaoMeranaw	`mrw`	Austronesian		780,000	4 · Educational
cpsCapiznonKinapisnon	`cps`	Austronesian		640,000	6a · Vigorous
cbkChavacano	`cbk`	Indo-European		431,000	4 · Educational
ibgIbanag	`ibg`	Austronesian		400,000	4 · Educational
kykKamayo	`kyk`	Austronesian		363,000	6a · Vigorous
msbMasbateño	`msb`	Austronesian		350,000	3 · Wider Communication
btoRinconada Bikol	`bto`	Austronesian		230,000	6a · Vigorous
bkdBinukid	`bkd`	—		168,234	5 · Developing
bnoBantonese	`bno`	Austronesian		150,000	5 · Developing
cyoCuyononKoyonon	`cyo`	Austronesian		120,000	5 · Developing
ykaYakan	`yka`	Austronesian		110,000	4 · Educational
iblIbaloi	`ibl`	Austronesian		110,000	5 · Developing
tblTboli	`tbl`	Austronesian		95,000	4 · Educational
ctsPandan Bikol	`cts`	Austronesian		78,000	6a · Vigorous
xsbSambal	`xsb`	Austronesian		70,000	7 · Shifting
mskMansaka	`msk`	Austronesian		58,000	5 · Developing
smkBolinaoBinubulinaw	`smk`	Austronesian		51,000	6b · Threatened
mbtMatigsalug	`mbt`	—		50,000	5 · Developing
tiyTiruray	`tiy`	—		50,000	5 · Developing
bgsTagabawa	`bgs`	—		43,000	4 · Educational
slmPangutaran Sama	`slm`	Austronesian		35,000	5 · Developing
cgcKagayanen	`cgc`	Austronesian		30,000	4 · Educational
mbaHigaonon	`mba`	—		30,000	5 · Developing
abxAbaknon	`abx`	Austronesian		21,400	4 · Educational
yogYogad	`yog`	—		16,000	6a · Vigorous
mbbWestern Bukidnon Manobo	`mbb`	Austronesian		15,000	5 · Developing
ebkFinallig	`ebk`	Austronesian		6,170	5 · Developing
abpAbellen	`abp`	—		3,000	6b · Threatened
agvSinauna	`agv`	—		2,500	8a · Moribund
aljAlangan	`alj`	Austronesian		2,150	6b · Threatened
kyjKarao	`kyj`	Austronesian		2,000	5 · Developing
esyEskayan	`esy`	—		550	9 · Dormant
btnRatagnon	`btn`	Austronesian		310	9 · Dormant
aklAklan	`akl`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
sgdSurigaonon	`sgd`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
ivvIvatan	`ivv`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
atzArta	`atz`	Austronesian			8a · Moribund
aytMariveleño	`ayt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
mmnMamanwa	`mmn`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
pwmMolbog	`pwm`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
bkuBuhid	`bku`	—			5 · Developing
kneKankanaey	`kne`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
agnAgutaynen	`agn`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
hnnHanunó'o	`hnn`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
byaIbatag	`bya`	Austronesian			7 · Shifting
btwButuanon	`btw`	Austronesian			7 · Shifting
atkAtibahasa Ati	`atk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
cluCaluyanon	`clu`	—			5 · Developing
abdManide	`abd`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
gadGaddang	`gad`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
sblBotolan	`sbl`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
dawDavaoan language	`daw`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
isdIsnag	`isd`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
rolRomblomanon	`rol`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
duoDupaningan Agta	`duo`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
innIsinai	`inn`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
prhPorohanon	`prh`	—			6a · Vigorous
mryMandaya	`mry`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
locOnhan	`loc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ilkIlongot	`ilk`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tbkCalamian Tagbanwa	`tbk`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
itvItawis	`itv`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
sgbMag-antsi	`sgb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
dgcDumagat Agta	`dgc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
agkIsarog Agta	`agk`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
aqnNorthern Alta	`aqn`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
dueUmiray Dumaget	`due`	—			5 · Developing
bksNorthern Sorsogon	`bks`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
pspFilipino Sign Language	`psp`	—			5 · Developing
tbwAborlan Tagbanwa	`tbw`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
tgtCentral Tagbanwa	`tgt`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
atmAta	`atm`	Austronesian			8b · Nearly Extinct
kynKarolanosKadul·an	`kyn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
ksnKasiguranin	`ksn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
prfParanan	`prf`	—			4 · Educational
blnSouthern Catanduanes Bikol	`bln`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mbiIlianen	`mbi`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
bvyBaybay	`bvy`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
srvSouth Sorsoganon	`srv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
dulAlabat Island Agta	`dul`	Austronesian			8a · Moribund
agtCagayan Agta	`agt`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
duyDicamay Agta	`duy`	—			10 · Extinct
gdgGa'dang	`gdg`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
iryIraya	`iry`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mtwMagahat	`mtw`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
apfParanan Agta	`apf`	—			5 · Developing
agySouthern Alta	`agy`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
srgSulod	`srg`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
tdyTadyawan	`tdy`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
ifkTuwali	`ifk`	—			4 · Educational
mkxKinamigin	`mkx`	—			6b · Threatened
atlMount Iraya Agta	`atl`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
agzMount Iriga Agta	`agz`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
mtaCotabato Manobo	`mta`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
sucWestern Subanon	`suc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ublBuhi Bikol	`ubl`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
ktqKatabaga	`ktq`	Austronesian			Extinct
tiuAdasen	`tiu`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
sjmMapun	`sjm`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ssbSouthern Sama	`ssb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
aztFaire Atta	`azt`	—			6b · Threatened
laaSouthern Subanen	`laa`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
knbLubuagan Kalinga	`knb`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
plcCentral Palawano	`plc`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
plvSouthwest Palawano	`plv`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
bprKoronadal Blaan	`bpr`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
bpsSarangani Blaan	`bps`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
lblLibon Bikol	`lbl`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
bnjEastern Tawbuid	`bnj`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
sseBalangingih Sama	`sse`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
kakKalanguya	`kak`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
smlCentral Sama	`sml`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
snlSangil	`snl`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
sfeEastern Subanen	`sfe`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
ifuMayoyao	`ifu`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
ityMoyadan Itneg	`ity`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
itiInlaod Itneg	`iti`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
xnnNorthern Kankanay	`xnn`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
stbNorthern Subanen	`stb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
twbWestern Tawbuid	`twb`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ivbIbatan	`ivb`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
ittMaeng Itneg	`itt`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tisMasadiit Itneg	`tis`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
kqeKalagan	`kqe`	—			6b · Threatened
kllKagan Kalagan	`kll`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
kscSouthern Kalinga	`ksc`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
kmkLimos Kalinga	`kmk`	Austronesian			4 · Educational
kmdMajukayang Kalinga	`kmd`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
kmlTanudan Kalinga	`kml`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
mlzMalay Aklanon	`mlz`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
mbdDibabawon Manobo	`mbd`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
sknKolibugan Subanen	`skn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
klgTagakaulo	`klg`	—			4 · Educational
lbkFinontok	`lbk`	Austronesian			5 · Developing
ilpIranun	`ilp`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous
tgnTandaganon	`tgn`	Austronesian			6a · Vigorous

154 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata