Are residents of Davao City typically multilingual? What languages are most common? Here's what six local experts had to say about language in Davao City, Davao Del Sur.
What are the most common languages spoken in Davao City, Davao Del Sur?
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Anyone moving here should know of the language Tagalog and English. Not everyone in the city is familiar with English. It is beautiful and green. The citizens are law abiding and follow the strict traffic rules. The city lacks nightlife. As far as food is concerned, one can find a lot of options as far as cuisines are concerned, the city’s rich history make it a mixture of various cultures and their respective food.
Davao City is the “Durian Capital of the Philippines” because the fruit Durian is abundant in our city. Davao City is also the home of Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines. Our spoken language here is Bisaya and/or Cebuano. Our city is considered the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. We got a lot of tourism areas here such as the Philippine Eagle, Eden Nature Park, Samal island, and a lot more.
Davao City, for me, is one of the most livable cities in the country. Anyone moving here can be assured that public safety is of utmost importance. The residents speak in Bisaya language, but some are also fluent in Filipino and English. Commercial places and schools are easily accessible by jeepneys and taxis.
There is a lot that a person must know when they move to our city. One of this things that they need to know is knowing how to speak our native tongue. Most people are speaking in our local dialect. If you will not learn, you will have a hard time communicating with the local residents here.
Davao City is one of the safest cities in the Philippines. It is where the president of the country resides. People here are very hospitable. We are near beaches and mountains. People from Davao speaks Cebuano, a native dialect from the south of the Philippines. Davao City is a highly classed urbanized city in Mindanao.
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