Section 3August 14, 1991, Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act, the following terms and defined as follows:

(a) Commission – refers to the Commission on the Filipino Language.

(b) Chairman – refers to the Chairman of the Commission.

(c) Filipino – refers to the national language of the Philippines.

(d) Philippine languages – refers to the indigenous languages of the Philippines, including the national language and the regional and local languages.

(e) Regional language – refers to the lingua franca or the commonly spoken language of a region.

(f) Major language – refers to a language spoken and used by at least one-fiftieth (1/50) or two percent (2%) of all Filipinos, based on the most recent available data of the National Census Office.

(g) Auxiliary language – refers to a particular language, spoken in certain places, which supports or helps the national and/or official languages in their assigned functions.

(h) Other languages – refer to foreign languages, whether official or not, as long as they have influenced the indigenous languages and cultures to a certain degree.

(i) Ethnolinguistic regions – refer to certain geographical areas where particular groups of people speak a common language.

(j) Disciplines – refer to various fields of learning.