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3 days ago · Cultural Note: Although the word “Filipino” is acceptable in Filipino (the Philippine language), most Filipinos will still say Pilipino when referring to a Filipino person while speaking in Filipino/Tagalog. For example: “ Ako ay Pilipino .” (“I am Filipino.”)
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.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
When Filipinos and foreigners abroad use the terms Tagalog and Filipino when referring to the national language of the Philippines, they are usually talking about the same thing. This is because Filipino evolved from Tagalog, or in other words, Tagalog was the basis of the Filipino language. You see Tagalog was one of the native languages of ...
The Tagalog and Filipino of today are essentially the same thing and are used interchangeably. The difference between the two is the story of their beginnings. The Filipino language resulted from Tagalog’s evolution, from being primarily an Austronesian language to what is now a hybrid of Malayo-Polynesian, Spanish, and English.
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Mar 7, 2018 · The history is simple and may be traced to the rare recounting of the development of the National Language called “Filipino,” and its root and basis, Tagalog. Right now, only National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, current chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), has made the effort to compile a written history of the ...
- Marne Kilates
Tagalog language. Philippine languages. Pilipino language, standardized form of Tagalog, and one of the two official languages of the Philippines (the other being English). It is a member of the Austronesian language phylum. Tagalog is the mother tongue for nearly 25 percent of the population and is spoken as a first or second language by more ...
