Philippines

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Official Name
Republic of the Philippines
Population Full

108,707,000 (2020 census)

Principal Languages
English, Filipino, Tagalog
Literacy Rate
98% (2015 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1964), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1986), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Crystal 2003a, Lobel 2004, Lobel 2005, Lobel 2013b, Reid 1971, Wurm 2007, Zorc 1977
Deaf Population
518,000 totally or partially deaf (2009 B. Aquino)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Philippines is 186. Of these, 184 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 175 are indigenous and 9 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 26 are institutional, 78 are developing, 34 are vigorous, 35 are in trouble, and 11 are dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages and 2 macrolanguages.