The most common and predominant language/dialect used is Tagalog though certain ethnic groups speak their respective dialects such as Tau-buid, Tadyawan and Bisaya.(Table below)
Household Population by Mother Tongue, Year 2014 |
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Mother Tongue/Ethnicity |
No. of Person |
Percent to Total Population (%) |
Mother Tongue/Ethnicity |
No. of Person |
Percent to Total Population (%) |
Abelling/Abellen/Aberling/Aborlin |
2 |
0.002 |
Kamiguin |
1 |
0.001 |
Adasen |
3 |
0.004 |
Kapampangan |
3 |
0.004 |
Agta-Cimaron |
1 |
0.001 |
Karay-a |
1 |
0.001 |
Akeanon |
3 |
0.004 |
lahitanen |
3 |
0.004 |
Alangan |
2 |
0.002 |
Maeng |
3 |
0.004 |
Ambala |
1 |
0.001 |
Mag-anti/Mag-Antsi/ Mag-anchi |
1 |
0.001 |
Applai |
2 |
0.002 |
Magkunana |
2 |
0.002 |
Aromanen-Manobo |
1 |
0.001 |
Maguindanao |
1 |
0.001 |
Ata |
1 |
0.001 |
Mandaya |
1 |
0.001 |
Ata/Negrito |
1 |
0.001 |
Manubo-Ubo/ |
7 |
0.008 |
Manobo-Ubo |
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Ata-Manobo |
1 |
0.001 |
Masbateño/Masbatenon |
14 |
0.017 |
Ati |
3 |
0.004 |
Pangasinan/Panggalato |
6 |
0.007 |
Badjao |
1 |
0.001 |
Romblomanon |
14 |
0.017 |
Bantoanon |
11 |
0.013 |
SarnaLaut |
5 |
0.006 |
Batak |
1 |
0.001 |
Sama/Samal |
1 |
0.001 |
Bikol/Bicol |
60 |
0.071 |
Surigaonon |
5 |
0.006 |
Bisaya/Binisaya |
193 |
0.23 |
Tadyawan |
197 |
0.234 |
Boholano |
4 |
0.005 |
Tagabawa |
2 |
0.002 |
Capizeno |
3 |
0.004 |
Tagakaulo |
23 |
0.027 |
Caviteno |
7 |
0.008 |
Tagalog |
82,183 |
97.783 |
Cebuano |
12 |
0.014 |
Tagbanua |
1 |
0.001 |
Chinese |
7 |
0.008 |
Tagbanua (Calamian) |
8 |
0.01 |
Davao-Chavacano |
2 |
0.002 |
Talaandig |
4 |
0.005 |
Davaweño |
6 |
0.007 |
Talaingod |
1 |
0.001 |
Dibaben |
7 |
0.008 |
Tau-buid |
1,100 |
1.309 |
Dumagat |
1 |
0.001 |
Tinananen |
1 |
0.001 |
Hanunuo |
1 |
0.001 |
Waray |
12 |
0.014 |
Higaonon |
1 |
0.001 |
Zambageno-Chavacano |
6 |
0.007 |
Hiligaynon lIonggo |
24 |
0.029 |
American/English |
2 |
0.002 |
lfugao |
2 |
0.002 |
Other Foreign languages/ethnicity |
23 |
0.027 |
Ilocano |
41 |
0.049 |
TOTAL |
84,046 |
100 |
Kalibugan/Kolibugan |
10 |
0.012 |
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Source: 2014 CBMS 2nd Round Survey, Unofficial Data |