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5 days ago · Distribution of Tagalog dialects in the Philippines. The color-schemes represent the four dialect zones of the language: Northern, Central, Southern and Marinduque. While the majority of residents in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur traditionally speak Bikol as their first language, these provinces nonetheless have significant Tagalog minorities.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
Apr 13, 2024 · The languages contain some words of Bantu, Swahili, Arab, English, and French origin. Since 1820 the Merina dialect, written in the Roman alphabet, has been the official language of the island. Tagalog language, member of the Central Philippine branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and the base for Pilipino, an official ...
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Apr 11, 2024 · With that in mind, Tagalog is natively spoken by about 22.5 million people in the Philippines, with an additional 54 million speakers who use it as a second language. It’s concentrated on the islands of Mindoro and Luzon, where the Philippines’ capital Manila is located, but can also be found in various other places in the country.
3 days ago · Catanduanes ( / ˌkɑːtɑːnˈdwɑːnɛs /; Tagalog pronunciation: [kɐtɐnˈdwɐnes] ), officially the Province of Catanduanes ( Filipino: Lalawigan ng Catanduanes ), is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, across ...
- 1,492.16 km² (576.13 sq mi)
- Philippines
- PH-CAT
- Bicol Region
3 days ago · Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos . Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region .
- 2,796.10 km² (1,079.58 sq mi)
- Philippines
2 days ago · A royal decree of February 2, 1818 separated Ilocos Norte from Ilocos Sur, the latter to include the northern part of La Union (as far as Namacpacan, now Luna) and all of what is now the province of Abra. The sub-provinces of Lepanto and Amburayan in Mt.Province were annexed to Ilocos Sur. The passage of Act 2683 by the Philippine Legislature ...
6 days ago · The land area of the province totals to 313,152 hectares. The majority of the population in the coastal lowlands are of Visayan descent. The main dialect is Cebuano. Other dialects spoken in the province are Hiligaynon, Waray and Maranao.
