Exercise #2
How Multilingual Is the Philippines?
Have a quick look on the linguistic diversity of the Philippines.
Go to [Link] and register (for free). Once you have activated your
account, browse through the website and answer the question that follow.
1. What is the final count of established languages in the Philippines, as of date?
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2. Browse through the listed Philippine language. Identify at least five languages that are
unfamiliar to you.
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3. For each language listed, what can you find in the description beside it? What are those
information?
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4. In the Status Link, you will find the different status assigned to the languages. Choose at
least five from the list and explain what it means (e.g.,The first status identified is “wider
communication”—What does this mean?). Do the same for the others.
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