Is Filipino terms are borrowed from Spanish language?

There are a lot of Filipino words derived from Spanish, which we have adopted due to our colonial history with Spain. Some Filipino words mean the exact same thing in Spanish, while many have been given new meanings.

What are the indigenous languages in the Philippines?

Indigenous languages

• Tagalog.
• Cebuano.
• Ilocano.
• Hiligaynon.

Why is Spanish no longer spoken in the Philippines?

Why then are the Philippines not a Spanish speaking nation, unlike so many Latin American ones? The answer lies in the amount of immigration, disease, and limited speakers when Independence came. Fewer people emigrated from Spain to the Philippines.

Is chabacano Chavacano in the Philippines a pidgin or a creole?

Chavacano or Chabacano [tʃabaˈkano] is a group of Spanish-based creole language varieties spoken in the Philippines….

Chavacano
Chabacano
Native to	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga City and Basilan (Zamboangueño and Basileño), Cavite City (Caviteño) and Ternate, Cavite (Ternateño/Bahra)

What are the Filipino terms which are originally taken from Spanish language?

Loanwords that underwent semantic shift

Tagalog	Spanish-derived word	Spanish equivalent
mantikà	manteca (“lard”, “butter”)	aceite
palengke	palenque (“stockade”, “palisade”)	mercado
palitada	paletada (“shovelful”, “trowelful”)	yeso
papagayo	papagayo (“parrot”)	cometa

Does Philippines have dialect or language?

Eight (8) major dialects spoken by majority of the Filipinos: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicolano, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.