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2 days ago · President Manuel L. Quezon then, on December 30, 1937, proclaimed the selection of the Tagalog language to be used as the basis for the evolution and adoption of the national language of the Philippines. In 1939, President Quezon renamed the proposed Tagalog-based national language as Wikang Pambansâ (national language).
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
Apr 13, 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
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1 day ago · The official national language of the Philippines is Filipino, based on Tagalog. Filipino incorporates words from various Philippine languages. Spanish colonization had a significant influence on the linguistic landscape of the Philippines. Efforts have been made to preserve and revitalize native languages in the country.
2 days ago · In 1937, Filipino was named the national language; by 1946, it also became an official language. That same year, the Philippines started using the 20-letter Abakada alphabet for Filipino. Official Languages of the Philippines. The Philippines has two official languages–Filipino and English.
May 4, 2024 · May 4, 2024. I TRANSLATED the late Ambassador Leon Maria Guerrero's prize-winning biography of Jose Rizal, "The First Filipino," into Filipino. In an act of verbal gymnastics, I am translating that introduction into English for this column. Like Ambeth Ocampo, I first read "The First Filipino" when I was a college student at the Ateneo de ...
6 days ago · Tagalog refers to a people and to their language. 1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in Manila and nearby areas. 2. The Tagalog language is the basis of the Filipino national language. When you ask a native of the Philippines what the country’s official language is, the answer will be “Filipino.”. This is because the constitution ...
Apr 10, 2024 · The Philippines has a rich language history because of Spanish rule for 300 years. Spanish was the official language then, greatly affecting the Filipino language. Today, Spanish isn’t widely spoken in the Philippines. But, about 0.5% of Filipinos still keep the language alive. This shows the cultural value of Spanish.
