Poetry book promotes Chabacano, Asia's only Spanish-based creole language
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A new poetry anthology titled "Sombra y Luz" features 23 poems by 10 authors writing in Chabacano, the Spanish-based creole language spoken in Zamboanga, Philippines, and Asia's only language of its kind, launched by creator Jerome Herrera through his Bien Chabacano project to preserve and celebrate the language through contemporary literary works.
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