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Bantay-Wika: towards a better understanding of the dynamics of Filipino culture and linguistic change
Bantay-Wika: towards a better understanding of the dynamics of Filipino culture and linguistic change Joel P. Ilao∗ Rowena Cristina L. Guevara† Digital Signal Processing Laboratory University of the Philippines - Diliman Tel: +632-981-8500 local 3370 ∗ joel.ilao@up.edu.ph † gev@eee.upd.edu.ph Virgilio D. Llenaresas Eilene Antoinette G. Narvaez Jovy M. Peregrino Sentro ng Wikang Filipino University of the Philippines - Diliman Tel: +632-981-8500 local 4583 upswfdiliman@gmail.com Abstract linguistically diverse nation in the world among 224 nations in the 16th edition Ethnologue (2009) (Lewis, 2009). Based on the 2000 census conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), there are 14 major languages3 spoken in the country, listed next in order of decreasing number of speakers: (1) Tagalog, (2) Cebuano Bisayan, (3) Ilokano, (4) Hiligaynon Bisayan, (5) Waray (Eastern Bisayan), (6) Biography template.