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that the numbers of languages mentioned in this sentence differ from the statistic of “1 0” listed in the (thnologue (Eberhard, Simons, and Fennig 2019) due to the exclusion of (1) Sign Language, which is not an orally-spoken language; (2) Filipino, which is simply Tagalog; (3) a number of immigrant languages from Europe and elsewhere
Tagalog, one of the principal languages in the Philippines, is the national language of the Philippines. Despite controversies, it is supported by a constitutional mandate of the Philippine government (Art. XIV, Sec. 6 1986 Constitution) based on existing Philippine languages as well
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Another view is that Filipino is the English-Tagalog code switch (Cruz, 1997). On the other hand, Alegre (1989) expresses that "contemporary Manila Tagalog is the basis of Filipino." He claims that Tagalog is developing into the national language as it is the lingua franca of the non-Tagalog provinces.
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Tagalog, with some 15,000,000 native speakers, is the native language of Manila and a num-ber of surrounding provinces. It is also the basis of the national language, now known as Filipino. Furthermore, it has become the main language of movies and comics, and much of the Philippine mass media.
These are Tagalog, Sebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Samar-Leyte, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, and Magindanao. The first four of these languages have considerable importance in the Philippines. Tagalog, with some 15,000,000 native speakers, is the native language of Manila and a number of surrounding provinces. It is also the basis of ...
Following the suspect adoption of Filipino (a.k.a. Tagalog) as national language in the 1987 Constitution, the Philippines has witnessed a resurgence of nationalist rhetoric in defense of the privileging of one of the country’s more than eighty languages as the de jure lingua franca.
These are Tagalog, Sebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Samar-Leyte, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Maranao, and Magindanao. The first four of these languages have considerable importance in the Philippines. Tagalog, with some 15,000,000 native speakers, is the native language of Manila and a number of surrounding provinces.
