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In English, Spanish and... Filipino? Is that a major language in SF for some reason?
by vintermann 7y ago
In English, Spanish and... Filipino? Is that a major language in SF for some reason?
- egh 7y agoyes
- GrifMD 7y ago~320,000 citizens of Filipino decent in the Bay according to the 2000 census, so yes it's a big population, though I know that number doesn't reflect Filipino as a person's primary language, but still it's a good indicator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Filipino_Americans#San_Francisco_Bay_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Filipino_Ameri...
- inferiorhuman 7y agoYes there is a large (aging) pinoy population in San Francisco and Daly City. Do you think they just pick languages for fun?
- _delirium 7y agoAccording to census estimates, the most spoken languages in SF besides English are: Chinese (152k), Spanish (90k), and Filipino (24k): https://sfgov.org/oceia/language-diversity-data https://sfgov.org/oceia/language-diversity-data