3 years ago. Absolute location is a way of describing the position of an object or place, perhaps (but not limited to) on the surface of the earth. anonymous.
There are 2 official languages (Filipino and English), but there are actually over 170 languages spoken in the Philippines. These include: Regional languages. Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Waray-Waray. Foreign languages. Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Spanish.
There was no common language in the Philippine archipelago when the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. The three major linguae francae were Kapampangan, Ilocano, and Visayan. As the Philippine languages are all closely related and therefore easy for Filipinos to learn, most speakers of smaller languages spoke two or more such regional languages.