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2 days ago · Tagalog (/ təˈɡɑːlɒɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [3] [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; 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.
- Tagalog People
The commonly perpetuated origin for the endonym "Tagalog" is...
- Austronesian Language
The Austronesian languages (/ ˌ ɔː s t r ə ˈ n iː ʒ ən /...
- Tagalog Phonology
Phoneme Spelling Allophones Vowels /a/ a asoge ('mercury')...
- Bisayan Languages
The Bisayan languages or Visayan languages [1] are a...
- Philippine Languages
One of the first explicit classifications of a "Philippine"...
- Wikang Tagalog
Ang wikang Tagalog [1] (Baybayin:ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔), o ang...
- Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas (Tagalog:...
- Baybayin
A Filipino dha sword inscribed with baybayin characters...
- Tagalog People
4 days ago · Filipino and English are the official languages of the country for purposes of communication and instruction. [5] Consequently, English is widely spoken and understood, although fluency has decreased as the prevalence of Tagalog in primary and secondary educational institutions has increased.
3 days ago · [63] [59] Historian Ambeth Ocampo has suggested that the first documented use of the word Filipino to refer to Indios was the Spanish-language poem A la juventud filipina, published in 1879 by José Rizal. [65] Writer and publisher Nick Joaquin has asserted that Luis Rodríguez Varela was the first to describe himself as Filipino in print. [66]
Aug 22, 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
2 days ago · This article talks about helpful tips, strategies, research, and stories coming from a native speaker for those learning the Filipino language, especially for beginners.
Aug 31, 2024 · Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (Tagalog for 'National Language Month'), simply known as Buwan ng Wika ('Language Month') and formerly and still referred to as Linggo ng Wika ('Language Week'), is a month-long annual observance in the Philippines held every August to promote the national language, Filipino.
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Sep 1, 2024 · With the theme of “Wikang Mapagpalaya,” the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) celebrated more than a hundred Filipino languages this month of August. “Mapagpalaya” elicits a sense of agency and...