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Filipino ( English: / ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] 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 ...
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
- Philippines
Except for English, Spanish, Chavacano and varieties of Chinese ( Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin ), all of the languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. The following are the four Philippine languages with more than five million native speakers: [44] Tagalog. Cebuano.
Commission on the Filipino Language; Filipino: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino: Agency overview; Formed: 1937 (first formation) 1991 (reformed) Jurisdiction: Government of the Philippines: Headquarters: San Miguel, Manila, Philippines: Annual budget ₱107.53 million Php (2018)
- 1937 (first formation), 1991 (reformed)
- ₱107.53 million Php (2018)
- Office of the President
- Government of the Philippines
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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)
Media in category "Philippine languages" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. "F" and "V" in Philippine Languages by Carlos Everett Conant and The Batàn dialect as a member of the Philippine group of languages by Otto Scheerer (IA apz7312.0001.001.umich.edu) (page 5 crop).jpg 2,167 × 2,889; 350 KB
Jun 4, 2018 · Media in category "Languages of the Philippines" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. La antigua escritura Filipina (microform) - Filipina del Belarmino y etros antiguas documentos=the ancient Filipino writing from Belarmino and other ancient documents (IA aps6594.0001.001.umich.edu).pdf 1,316 × 1,962, 114 pages; 8.83 MB
It is the world's twelfth-most-populous country, with diverse ethnicities and cultures. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila . Negritos, the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, were followed by waves of Austronesian peoples.
