what do people from guam speak?
Chamorro Language English Language
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 The mother tongue of the Ivatans is the Chirin nu Ivatán , but is commonly known as Ivatan . A distinct Austronesian language , the Ivatan has two dialects including the Basco , the Itbayáten and possibly the Yami . The Ivatans widely speak and understand the Ilocano , Tagalog , and English languages . 

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 Both Hawaiian and English are official languages in Hawaii , by state law . Alaska recognizes twenty Native languages . While neither has an official language , New Mexico has laws providing for the use of both English and Spanish , as Louisiana does for English and French . Other states , such as California , mandate the publication of Spanish versions of certain government documents including court forms . Many jurisdictions with large numbers of non @-@ English speakers produce government materials , especially voting information , in the most commonly spoken languages in those jurisdictions . 

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 Filipino and English are the official languages of the country . Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog , spoken mainly in Metro Manila and other urban regions . Both Filipino and English are used in government , education , print , broadcast media , and business . However , most people outside cities do not speak much English . In most towns , the local indigenous language is spoken . The Philippine constitution provides for the promotion of Spanish and Arabic on a voluntary and optional basis , although neither are used on as wide a scale as in the past . Spanish , which was widely used as a lingua franca in the late nineteenth century , has since declined greatly in use , but is experiencing revival due to government promotions , while Arabic is mainly used in Islamic schools in Mindanao . However , Spanish loanwords are still present today in many of the indigenous Philippine languages . 

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 The earliest immigrants worked as traders , although most of the later settlers worked as fishermen , farmers or conscript labourers . The majority of immigrants settled in Pohnpei and Chuuk , while other islands were home for only a few Japanese . The total Japanese population reached about 100 @,@ 000 by 1945 . The Japanese immigrants in the central and eastern Carolines were Japanese , Okinawans , and a few Koreans . The settlers brought Shinto and Buddhism religions to the islands , although they were not popular with indigenous people . By 1945 the Japanese language replaced Micronesian languages in day @-@ to @-@ day communications . 

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 In addition to the aforementioned West African countries , ASL is reported to be used as a first language in Barbados , Bolivia , Cambodia , the Central African Republic , Chad , China ( Hong Kong ) , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Gabon , Jamaica , Kenya , Madagascar , the Philippines , Singapore , and Zimbabwe . ASL is also used as a lingua franca throughout the deaf world , widely learned as a second language . 
