What language is spoken in Zamboanga, in the Philippines?
Spanish Creole, Chavacano, is still spoken today in Zamboanga. their primary language called Bisaya and their long-standing Spanish creole dialect we will refer to as Visayan Chavacano (VC). http://www.zamboanga.com/html/history_Chavacano_de_Zamboanga.htm The Philippines is a country of remarkable linguistic diversity. There are over ninety languages spoken in the country, but only seven are considered important and have an extensive written literature and history. These are (in order of the number of speakers) Cebuano, Tagalog, Ilocano (Iloko), Hiligaynon (Ilongo), Bikol, Waray Waray (Samar-Leyte Bisaya), Pampango (Kapampangan), and Pangasinan. All the languages of the archipelago are Western Austronesian of the Philippine type except the languages left behind by colonization: English, Spanish, and the language of a powerful merchant class, Hokkien Chinese. A Spanish Creole, Chavacano, is still spoken today in Zamboanga, Mindanao, and to a lesser extent in Cavite City.
