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Chavacano language

LC control no.sh 85022232
LC classificationPL5651
Topical headingChavacano language
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Variant(s)Chabacano language
Chabakano language
Philippine Creole Spanish language
Zamboangueño language
See alsoCreole dialects, Spanish--Philippines
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Found inDiksyunaryong Chabacano-Filipino-Ingles, 2002 (Chavacano-Tagalog-English dictionary)
Ethnologue, via WWW, June 30, 2022 (Chavacano; a language of Philippines; alternate names: Chabacano, Chabakano; autonym: Chavacano; classification: Creole, Spanish based; a creole with predominantly Spanish vocabulary and Philippine-type grammatical structure)
Omniglot website, June 30, 2022 (Chavacano; Chavacano or Philippine Creole Spanish is a Spanish-based creole spoken in parts of the Philippines, especially in and around the city of Zamboanga; Chavacano combines vocabulary mainly from Spanish, with grammar mainly from Tagalog and Cebuano)
Glottolog, via WWW, June 30, 2022 (Chavacano)
World atlas of language structures online, June 30, 2022 (Chavacano)
Zamboanga.com, viewed June 30, 2022: home page (Chavacano language; Chavacano is the language of the Zamboangueños. Some refer to the language of the Zamboangueños as chabacano; Many zamboangueños pronounce the letters "V" as "B", the "F" as "P" and the "Z" as "S". However they may say "chabacano" but they will write it as "chavacano")