Search results
Languages. The Moro people speak their native languages. Non-native languages spoken are Ilocano, Chabacano, Hiligaynon, Cebuano, and Tagalog, of which the latter two are used as linguae francae. This is true for Cebuano because of the mass arrival of Cebuano settlers to Mindanao.
The Language Map uses aggregated data from the 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) to display the locations and numbers of speakers of twelve languages commonly spoken in the United States.
Moros, Filipino Muslims, represent roughly 5% of the population of the Philippines. As a diverse community of various ethnolinguistic groups, Moros are marginalized by the state and have longstanding grievances dating back to the Spanish colonial period.
The report, Language Use in the United States: 2019, uses American Community Survey (ACS) data to highlight trends and characteristics of the different languages spoken in the United States over the past four decades. Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Arabic speakers were more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens than not U.S. citizens.
The majority of Muslims live in the southern island of Mindanao as well as Palawan and the Sulu archipelago. Many self-identify as Bangsamoro or Moro Muslims, whose traditional territory is in Mindanao. The main Moro ethno-linguistic groups are Maguindanao, Marano, Tausug, Samal, Bajau, Yakan, Ilanon, Sangir, Melabugnan and Jama Mapun.
The interactive Civil Rights Division Language Map App, and other maps on this page, help users find out the concentration of and languages spoken by LEP individuals in a community.
People also ask
What languages do Moro people speak?
Who are the Moro people?
What is a Moros community?
What are the main Moro ethno-linguistic groups?
Who are the Moros in the Philippines?
What is the language map?
In 2019, the most widely spoken language in the country was English, but 22% spoke a different language at home.1. An updated ranking of languages is necessary. In 2010, Spanish was the most widely spoken language other than English, followed by Chinese, French and French Creole, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.2.