Chavacano

Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines
Language language Q33281
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Chavacano

Summary

Chavacano is a language[1]. Chavacano ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,051 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chavacano is in the country of Philippines[3].
  • Chavacano's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Chavacano's instance of is recorded as creole[5].
  • Chavacano's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Chavacano's instance of is recorded as basilect[7].
  • Chavacano is a type of Spanish-based creole languages[8].
  • Chavacano's writing system is recorded as Spanish alphabet[9].
  • Chavacano's Commons category is recorded as Chavacano language[10].
  • Chavacano's Wikimedia language code is recorded as cbk-zam[11].
  • Chavacano's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chavacano language[12].
  • Chavacano's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+300000'}[13].
  • Chavacano's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+431000'}[14].
  • Chavacano's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cbk-zam', 'text': 'Chavacano'}[15].
  • Chavacano's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'cbk-zam', 'text': 'Chabacano'}[16].
  • Chavacano's different from is recorded as Spanish language in the Philippines[17].
  • Chavacano's different from is recorded as Philippine Spanish[18].
  • Chavacano's different from is recorded as Zamboanga Chavacano[19].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Zamboanga Peninsula[20].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Q13737[21].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Cavite[22].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Isabela[23].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Cotabato[24].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Q13899[25].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Q13900[26].
  • Chavacano's indigenous to is recorded as Zamboanga Sibugay[27].

Why It Matters

Chavacano ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,051 views/month).[2] Chavacano has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Chavacano is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Spanish language in the Philippines, Philippine Spanish, Zamboanga Chavacano
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    Subclass of Spanish-based creole languages
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