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chavacano language
The ChavacanoLanguage is a SpanishBasedCreoleLanguage of the Philippines. SIL code: CBK. ISO 639-2: crp. Population: 292,630 (1990 census), including 155,000 Zamboangueno (1989 J. Holm), 27,841 Caviten, 3,750 Ternateno (1975 census), 5,473 Cotabato Chavacano (1981 Wurm and Hattori). Population: total both countries 292,630. Region: Zamboanga, Basilan, Kabasalan, Siay, Margosatubig, Ipil, Malangas, Lapuyan, Buug, Tungawa, Alicia, Isabela, Lamitan, Maluso, Malamawi, Cotabato city, Mindanao, Cavite, Ternate, and Ermita near Manila. The 1970 census listed speakers in 60 of the 66 provinces. Alternate names: ZAMBOANGUENO, CHABAKANO. Dialects: CAVITEQO, TERNATENO (TERNATENO CHAVACANO), ERMITANO (ERMITENO), DAVAWENYO ZAMBOANGUENYO (ABAKAY SPANISH, DAVAO CHAVACANO, DAVAOENO, DAVAWENO), COTOBATO CHAVACANO, ZAMBOANGUENO (CHAVACANO). Comments: A creole with predominantly Spanish vocabulary and Philippine-type grammatical structure. Davawen Zamboangueno may be extinct. Nearly all Caviten speak Tagalog, but many still speak Caviteno. The major language of Zamboanga city. Ermiteno is extinct. Literacy rate in first language: 80%. Literacy rate in second language: 80%. Used in primary education. Newspapers, radio programs. NT 1981. Also spoken in: Malaysia (Sabah). (Language name: CHAVACANO. Comments: NT 1981.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 creole languageA CreoleLanguage is a PidginLanguage that has developed and become the mother tongue for a community of people. This process is called 'creolization' and results in an expanded vocabulary and grammar structure that allow for communication as rich and complex as that of non-creole languages. While pidgins are regarded as reduced languages, creoles are considered expanded languages. That is, while pidgins develop to enable communication in relatively isolated domains, creoles allow for a full range of expressive possibilities on a par with more 'recognized' languages.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 spanish based creole languageA SpanishBasedCreoleLanguage is a CreoleLanguage using a grammatical and core lexical foundation of the SpanishLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 spoken human languageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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