To date, there has been no study made of Ct as a language identified with a speech community of its own. Except for a passing mention by Macansantos (1971) and Forman (1972) of Zamboanga Chabacano speakers in Cotabato, and Molony (1973, 1974) as Ct being possibly one of the five or six dialects of Philippine Creole Spanish, there is, so far, no documentation on Ct.
Tr=Ternate Chabacano Cv=Cavite Chabacano Zm=Zamboanga Chabacano Ct=Cotabato Chabacano