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A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
- The History of Tagalog
- Tagalog Books
- Writing Systems
- Tagalog Culture
Linguistic research indicates that the word "Tagalog" refers to river dwellers, a possible reference to the origin of the Tagalog people. Despite extensive research into the subject, linguistic experts have been unable to trace the exact place from which Tagalog originated. The language has a close relationship with other Central Philippine dialect...
The first time that a book was published in Tagalog was in 1593, and the book was the Doctrina Christiana. Fray Juan de Plasencia wrote the book to increase the number of Roman Catholics in the Philippines. Initially, the book was written in Spanish with the Tagalog version being a translation. During its translation, two different versions were cr...
Before the Spanish introduced the Latin alphabet to the Tagalog community, the Baybayin script was used when writing the language. The Baybayin script faded significantly during Spanish rule of the island. The main difference between the two systems is that Baybayin is an alphasyllabary while the Latin system was alphabetized.
The Tagalog way of life is one of the most influential in the Philippines due to a large number of Tagalog people in the nation. Tagalog cuisine has dramatically influenced Philippine food with meals such as Bulacan being widespread.
Apr 13, 2024 · Native Tagalog speakers form the second largest linguistic and cultural group in the Philippines and number about 14 million; they are located in central Luzon and parts of Mindanao. Pilipino (based on Tagalog) is spoken by another 25 million persons as a second language and is increasingly used in literature, radio, and the press and as a ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family.It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
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Tagalog language. Philippine languages. Pilipino language, standardized form of Tagalog, and one of the two official languages of the Philippines (the other being English). It is a member of the Austronesian language phylum. Tagalog is the mother tongue for nearly 25 percent of the population and is spoken as a first or second language by more ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tagalog is one of the major languages spoken in the Philippines whose population is now more than 100 million. It is the native tongue of the people in the Tagalog region in the northern island Luzon.
Apr 11, 2024 · There are over 738,000 Tagalog speakers in Canada, and there are about 1.77 million speakers in the United States, making it the fourth most-spoken language in the country and fifth most-spoken in North America. This is because of Filipino migrations, leading to Filipino-American populations primarily in Hawaii, but also in a number of other ...
