Is Filipino language getting extinct in interracial marriage?

Question

Filipino spouse, do you teach and talk to your children (multiracial) with your native language (Tagalog) or dialect? If not, why?

Answer 1

In my case, yes. My sons dont speak any local dialect (my hubby is Filipino and we are staying in Phillipne). But they learns a bit at school

Answer 2

Not in this one.

Answer 3

I am married to a European guy from Romania. When my child speaks to his Dad, they spoke Romanian to each other and I speak Tagalog to him as well although English is being used when communicating someone outside the household.

In a way, I introduced my child the Spanish language by reading some story books. It's to his advantage someday.

Answer 4

Your question does not apply to me though I have many relatives who have married foreigners and have taught their children their own languages.  

When their children were small, they taught them Bisaya or Tagalog.  Their reasons? Kids will later on adopt the language of the country they are residing.  It is better to be bi-lingual or, at least, know the dialects of the parents.

Answer 5

With the rate of  growth the Philippine population,  the Filipino language would never be extinct.

Interracial marriage  is only a little fraction of the whole  90 Million population. No matter if their multiracial children opted  to use English as their mode of communication, it cannot match the massive number of growing  Filipino families  in the Philippines. I'm  certain that  a thousand years from now,  Filipino language would still be  spoken by our great great great granchildren.

Worry no more. Your fears of Filipino language being extict is   farfetched.

Answer 6

i can answer for my mom.

yes my mom spoke to us in tagalog while growing up and she still does

i remember watching filipino shows with her especially her lame telenovelas...so corny

tapos iiyakan pa nya yung shows nya

minsan nga nasampal ako dahil nadala sa isang show nya

kaiinis nga....pero natawa ako

from then on

lumalayo ako sa kanya when her show is on