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Philippine Hokkien (Lân-náq-ue/Huī-díp-pīn Hôk-kièn-ue) (咱人話/菲律賓福建話)
Native to: Philippines
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

Philippine Hokkien (Lân-náq-ue/咱人話; literally: 'our people's language'), is the variant of Hokkien as spoken by about 98.7% of the ethnic Chinese population of the Philippines, or somewhere between 1.3 to 1.5 million people. It is generally similar to the Hokkien dialect spoken in Jinjiang and Quanzhou, however, the Hokkien dialect spoken in Xiamen, also known as Amoy (E-mx́q-ue/廈門話), is considered the standard and prestigious form of Hokkien. Minor differences with other Hokkien dialects in Taiwan, China, or throughout Southeast Asia only occur in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary.

It is spoken by ethnic Chinese throughout the Philippines. Major metropolitan areas that have a significant number of Chinese include Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao. Other cities which also substantial Chinese populations in Angeles City, Bacolod City, Cagayan de Oro, Dagupan City, Dumaguete City, Ilagan, Iloilo City, Legaspi, Naga City, Tacloban City, Vigan and Zamboanga City.

Only 12.2% of all ethnic Chinese in the Philippines have a variety of Chinese as their mother tongue, somewhere between 160,000 to 190,000 people. Nevertheless, the vast majority (77%) still retain the ability to understand and speak Hokkien as a second or third language.

Prior to the emergence of China as a regional power in the late 1990s, speaking Hokkien, Mandarin, Cantonese and other Chinese varieties was seen as old-fashioned and awkward, with the younger generation of Chinese Filipinos opting to use either English, Tagalog or various other regional languages as their first languages.

Recent developments showing the rise of a politically and economically stronger China eventually led to the newly found elegance and style now associated with speaking Hokkien and other Chinese varieties. Hence, there is a stronger clamour for instructors who can produce students fluent in Hokkien and Mandarin. Many young parents are also shifting to using Hokkien at home as their children's first language.

Link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien_in_the_Philippines

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