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1 day ago · President Manuel L. Quezon then, on December 30, 1937, proclaimed the selection of the Tagalog language to be used as the basis for the evolution and adoption of the national language of the Philippines. In 1939, President Quezon renamed the proposed Tagalog-based national language as Wikang Pambansâ (national language).
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
Apr 13, 2024 · Tagalog language, member of the Central Philippine branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and the base for Pilipino, an official language of the Philippines, together with English. It is most closely related to Bicol and the Bisayan (Visayan) languages—Cebuano, Hiligaynon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Following the country’s fight for independence, the need to establish a national language became evident. In 1959, Tagalog, with its widespread usage, was selected as the basis for the Filipino language, which was adopted as the national language of the Philippines. This decision aimed to foster unity and create a common linguistic identity ...
3 days ago · The basis for the Philippine national language is Tagalog, which had primarily been spoken only in Manila and the surrounding provinces when the Commonwealth constitution was drawn up in the 1930s. That constitution provided for a national language, but did not specifically designate it as Tagalog because of objections raised by representatives ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Tagalog became the national language of the Philippines in 1937. It was the main language spoken in Manila then. By 1973, the Philippine constitution was updated, and Tagalog got a new name, Pilipino, and later evolved into Filipino. Filipino includes parts from other Philippine languages and English, Spanish, and Malay.
May 1, 2024 · In 1937, Filipino was named the national language; by 1946, it also became an official language. That same year, the Philippines started using the 20-letter Abakada alphabet for Filipino. Official Languages of the Philippines. The Philippines has two official languages– Filipino and English.
1 day ago · The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines imposed the Filipino language as the national language and designates it, along with the English language, as one of the official languages. Regional languages are designated as auxiliary official languages .
