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Language code: phi

Technical information about ISO 639 language code phi

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The table below provides technical details for the Philippine languages language, designated by the phi code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

phi

Name

Philippine languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern PhilippineCentral PhilippineSouthern PhilippineSouth MindanaoSama–BajawSangiric
Related languages
MalayIndonesianChamorroMalagasyJavanese
Key facts
Covers more than 180 separate tongues spoken throughout the archipelagoVerbal morphology features a distinctive Austronesian focus/voice system rather than strict word orderCore lexicon is Austronesian, but many everyday terms are borrowed from Spanish and ChinesePre-colonial writing used the Baybayin and other syllabic scripts before widespread adoption of the Latin alphabetIsland geography fostered rapid diversification, making the Philippines one of the world’s densest linguistic areas.
Sample phrase

Kamusta, kumusta ka?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Philippine languages language, identified by the code phi, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Geographic' by its type.

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