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1 day ago · 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.
- Tagalog People
Etymology. The commonly perpetuated origin for the endonym...
- Austronesian Languages
The Austronesian languages (/ ˌ ɔː s t r ə ˈ n iː ʒ ən /)...
- Ilocano
An Ilocano speaker, recorded in the United States.. Ilocano...
- Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas (Tagalog:...
- Languages of The Philippines
National and official languages Language map of the 12...
- Baybayin
A Filipino dha sword inscribed with baybayin characters...
- Tagalog People
3 days ago · According to Ethnologue, there are about 180 languages spoken in the Philippines. 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.
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2 days ago · The Philippines boasts a staggering 170 languages, each with unique cultural significance. Tagalog is the most widely spoken indigenous language, but the country has eight major indigenous languages in total. Historical, cultural, and political factors have influenced the evolution of Philippine languages.
1 day ago · Cebuano (/ s ɛ ˈ b w ɑː n oʊ / seb-WAH-noh) is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines.It is natively, though informally, called by its generic term Bisayâ or Binisayâ (both terms are translated into English as Visayan, though this should not be confused with other Bisayan languages, and locally written without the accent marks) and sometimes referred to in English ...
- 22 million (2010)
3 days ago · Language; Official: Filipino and English: Spoken: Recognized regional languages: Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Zamboangueño Chavacano and Tausug Protected auxiliary languages: Spanish and Arabic
- 12.4 births/1,000 population, (2021)
- 1.63% (2015–2020)
- 8.0 deaths/1,000 population (2021)
- 109,033,245 (2020 census)
1 day ago · Through the Education Decree of December 20, 1863, Queen Isabella II of Spain decreed the establishment of a free public school system that used Spanish as the language of instruction, leading to increasing numbers of educated Filipinos.