Learning Cebuano
Moving To The Philippines | Part V
The Language Barrier
Even though I’ve titled this series of post reasons not to move to the Philippines these are more accurately described as the less than positive issues about the Philippines. They are issues that each person should consider for themselves. I am not trying to discourage anyone from moving to the Philippines. I love the Philippines and I’m very happy to be here. My real intent is to help people better prepare themselves if they do make this major change in their life. I’m so glad I made it but I wish I had known more of the things since I got here.
Learning The Langauge Of The Philippines
Languages in the Philippines
There are two official languages of the Philippines, Tagalog and English. However, there is another language present in much of the Philippines called Visayan. Visayan is also know as Bisayan and Cebuano. There are likely differences between the three based on where you live but nothing that I can yet put my finger on. When I ask, I’m usually told they are the same language. I really doubt they are exactly the same because other say there are differences from town to town even in tagalog.
Municipalities and rural areas are made up of Barangay. These are like districts in most American cities. They are based on ancient tribal villages. These Barangays each have their own local government and a Barangay Captain.
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