Spoken L1 Language: Cebuano
- AES status:
- not endangered
- Source:
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David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2024
- Comment:
- Cebuano (ceb-ceb) = 3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Cebu Province, 4 other areas (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)). Native to the Philippines; used as a lingua franca in Central Visayas and most parts of Mindanao. Second most spoken language in the Philippines. Used in education, newspapers, films, and literature.