Chavacano is a Creole Language with SIX(6) Dialects. evolved from Ancient/Old Castillan with influences from Italian, Portuguese, Native American such as Quechua, Taino, Mexican-indian, etc., and from Philippine Austhronesian such as Tagalog, Bisaya, Hiligaynon, Subanon, Yakan, Tausug, Sama-lauan, Sama-banguingui, and also from Chinese and Japanese languages.
the six dialects are as follows
1.Caviten (Chabacabo di Nisos) -spoken within Cavite City and the Filipino Disapora.
2. Ternateno (chabacano di Bahra) -Spoken in Ternate and the Filipino Disapora.
3.Ermiteno (Chabacano de Ermita) -Once Spoken in the District of Ermita, Manila.
4.Cotabaten (Chavacano de Cotabato) -Spoken in Cotabato and the Filipino Disapora.
5.Zamboangueno (Chavacano de Zamboanga / Zamboangueno Chavacano) -Official Language of Ciudad de Zamboanga, widely spoken throughout Zamboanga Peninsula Region, also the Lingua Franca of Basilan Province and scutteredly throughout the Philippines. also spoken and RECOGNIZED as minority language in the neighboring country of Malaysia in Semporna-Sabbah. in Latin America, in the USA, in Spain and/or the Filipino Disapora. today, the Zamboangueno Latino believe that their Language is the gift and/or the only heritage that no other cities in the philippines has and which left by our fellow Espanoles. furthermore, Chavacano Language said to be believe as the Language of Love, Amnisty, Harmony, Unity and Rich Culture.
6. Castellano Abakay (Davaoeno Zamboangueno) -this is the dialect with chinese and japanese influence. and it is also divide into two subgroup as follows 6.1.castellano abakay japanese, 6.2.castellano abakay chinese.
although each dialect are mutually intelligible but has it's own grammar, wordings, lexicons, et.al.
Please Visit this website for General Info about CHAVACANO LANGUAGE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano_language
and a website in the wikipedia entirely written in Zamboangueno Chavacano http://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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