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  1. 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.

    • Tagalog Language

      A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə...

  2. The Philippines is home to over 100 million people spread across 7,107 islands in Southeast Asia. Among the more than 100 mostly Austronesian languages spoken in this densely populated archipelago is English, making the country one of the largest Anglophone nations in the world. Unlike most postcolonial nations, the Philippines did not inherit ...

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  4. Feb 12, 2024 · Unless otherwise noted, pronunciations given in Tagalog entries represent the pronunciation in the Manila dialect, the basis of Filipino, the standard form of Tagalog which serves as an official and national language of the Philippines. See Tagalog phonology at Wikipedia for a more thorough look at the sounds of Tagalog.

    Ipa
    Example
    Example
    /ʔ/
    oo, pag - ibig, bat à, a has
    /b/
    b agay, V ictor, mata b a, sa b sa b
    /d/
    d alaga, noo d, pin d ot
    /d͡ʒ/
    diy an, u dy ok, sa dy a, me dy o, j am, ...
    • ( /t͡s/ )
    • m
    • s
    • p/, /b
  5. Alongside these, the Philippines have two official languages: English and Filipino. English was introduced during the American annexation (1898-1935), largely replacing colonially-inherited Spanish, and is the statutory national working language. Partnering English is the statutory national language of Filipino, based on Tagalog with vocabulary ...

  6. Texts & Literature. • Gutenberg.org: online books. • Tagalog texts with grammatical analysis, with translation into English, by Leonard Bloomfield (1917) • La pétition tagale: Caming manga alipin (1665), by Jean-Paul Potet, in Cahiers de linguistique Asie orientale (1987) → bilingual Bible: Tagalog & other languages.

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