How do I say, "I have several co-workers who speak Filipino?"

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I'll make an attempt (probably terribly wrong !)..pasensya na  : meron akong ilan-ilang katrabaho na nagsasalita ng Filipino (Tagalog).

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You can answer it different ways, such as: 
"May "ilang" ka-trabaho akong nagsasalita ng Tagalog" 
or 
"May 'mga' ka-trabaho ako na (akong) nag-sasalita ng Filipino (Tagalog)".

You can use "mangilan-ngilan" but it would mean "little or few".
Benoit's answer is also right, however, "ilan-ilang" is not commonly used nowadays.

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May mga kasamahan akong pinoy 
May mga ka-trabaho akong pinoy 
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May mga ilan-ilan akong kasamahan na nagsasalita ng Tagalog
May mga ilan-ilan akong ka-trabaho na nagsasalita ng Tagalog

Kasamahan is colleague/group
Ka-trabaho is co-workers

Pinoy is a word which "us" Filipinos call ourselves.
When meeting another Filipino that we aren't sure if they are, we ask them 
""Pinoy ka?" in English "Are you a Pinoy?"  Filipino is our identity, Philippines is our country, Pinoy is what we call ourselves.

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"May mga ka trabaho ako na nagsasalita ng Tagalog". Filipino refers to the people like Americans and the language is called Tagalog.

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