Tagalogis Philippines’ national language, I bet all of us living in the different parts of the country knows how communicate by means of it. It is just one of more than 80 indigenous languages and dialects in the country. Aside from Tagalog, dialects like Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray-Waray, Pampangan, Pangasinan, and Maranao are also widely spoken.In difference, though most of the locals in South Cotabato are Hiligaynon/Ilonggo speaking, other parlance such as Cebuano and T’boliare also in subsistence. If you will visit South Cotabato and you feel that you might be out of place because you can’t understand what the locals are talking about, go ahead and converse with them with these simple words translated in the local dialects.
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The article is contributed by: Dennis Victor S. Inocente