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- Tagalog was declared the official language by the first revolutionary constitution in the Philippines, the Constitution of Biak-na-Bato in 1897.
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1 day 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 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Virginia Gorlinski. 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.
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Apr 25, 2024 · In 1937, the Philippines declared Filipino, a form of Tagalog, its national language. This aimed to unite the country’s diverse communities. By 1959, it was renamed Pilipino to highlight its national role, different from Tagalog.
May 2, 2024 · The Birth of Filipino as the Philippines’ National Language. In 1935, the Philippine Constitution declared that the national language would be based on Tagalog. The goal was to create a lingua franca for communication and education. Tagalog was chosen due to its widespread usage and cultural significance.
Apr 16, 2024 · How did Filipino evolve as the national language of the Philippines? Filipino evolved from Tagalog, chosen as the base language in 1937. It was later named Filipino in 1973.
3 days ago · The basis for the Philippine national language is Tagalog, which had primarily been spoken only in Manila and the surrounding provinces when the Commonwealth constitution was drawn up in the 1930s. That constitution provided for a national language, but did not specifically designate it as Tagalog because of objections raised by representatives ...
May 1, 2024 · In the 1930s, the Philippines wanted its own national language. Many people in Manila spoke Tagalog, so it was considered for the national language, but others disagreed because Tagalog was spoken little outside Manila. In the 1970s, the idea of having a national language emerged again.
