Chavacano Language of The Philippines

[Iloko]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavacano_language

This goes out to all the Spanish-speakers of TheApricity! This is ChAVACANO, a Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines. I just want to request those members who can speak and understand Spanish to watch and listen to this news report in this language called Chavacano, then to give an analysis on how much of it they understood(what % etc), the similarities and differences to actual Spanish, and your general opinions on Chavacano. I want to know if it sounds pretty cool to you or is it kind of strange sounding IYO.

Oh, and also what the hell they are talking about in the vid!

[Han Cholo]

Sounds like Brasilian Portuguese a bit to me I can understand almost everything. It's very strange sounding indeed.

[Gauthier]

Interesting, it is a mix of Filipino, Spanish and English, yet, it sounds like Portuguese.

[Armand_Duval]

It sounds kind of similar to portugues I agree, maybe han cholo as a luso speaker finds it kind of easier to understand unlike me, I only understand some words, about 50% of the words, but i dont seem to get into the general context they are talking about.

[Han Cholo]

It sounds kind of similar to portugues I agree, maybe han cholo as a luso speaker finds it kind of easier to understand unlike me, I only understand some words, about 50% of the words, but i dont seem to get into the general context they are talking about.

None of the words are truly Portuguese in spelling from what I recognize. Only the general melody of the language.

[clete27]

This news is how Chavacano normally sounds. It's not easy for a Spanish speaker to understand. And you can also hear a regular kid speaking it

Good thing is they learn Chavacano in school now

[Han Cholo]

This news is how Chavacano normally sounds. It's not easy for a Spanish speaker to understand. And you can also hear a regular kid speaking it

Good thing is they learn Chavacano in school now

Durante la visita del delegado, un ?? trabajamos para relatar el problema de los estudantes en el sitio de Estrabu??(?). Ese es Vince Chuwa(??) un estudiante de elementaria, según él (weird words) that between his school, there is a huge flooded fountain.

Those are the first sentences no?

[clete27]

Durante la visita del delegado, un ?? trabajamos para relatar el problema de los estudantes en el sitio de Estrabu??(?). Ese es Vince Chuwa(??) un estudiante de elementaria, según él (weird words) that between his school, there is a huge flooded fountain.

Those are the first sentences no?

Durante la visita del news team member Dom Datulungaton, un niño something something para relatar el problema de los estudiantes alli en el sitio Tres Tabukan. Este es Vince Ong Chua, un estudiante de elementaria, según él, él y un monton de niños sufren blah blah blah entre escuela, que por causa no hay something something I'm lost now

[simple]

The Chavacano in Zamboanga is composed of native languages found in that area with mix of Spanish.. Is the Zamboanga Chavacano has Portuguese mix also because I heard the Chavacano in Cavite has lol some of them they understood the guy who speak Spanish a little to them and I guess the guy too that taking the video.



Here the guy mentioned Portuguese along with Spanish mixed in Cavite Chavacano and tagalog mixed
because of the native language in that area.. I think Mexican also? because of the word Tata y Nana for example.

^some of those who brought the Portuguese mixed in Ternate, Cavite came from Moluccas in Indonesia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternate notice why they named the place Ternate

[Fear Fiain]

Sounds like Brasilian Portuguese a bit to me I can understand almost everything. It's very strange sounding indeed.

as a ghetto mexifornian I can understand most of it but the accents on some of the syllables confuse me a bit ... its like california spanish spoken by a native tagalog speaker with a bad accent.