Tagalog language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tagalog (/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/, tə-GAH-log;[3] [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. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages, alongside English.
Tagalog | |
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Wikang Tagalog ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔ | |
Pronunciation | [tɐˈɡaːloɡ] ⓘ |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Katagalugan; Metro Manila, Parts of Central Luzon, Most of Calabarzon, Parts of Mimaropa, and Northwestern Bicol Region |
Ethnicity | Tagalog |
Native speakers | L1: 29 million (2010)[1] L2: 54 million (2020)[1] Total: 83 million[1] |
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Official status | |
Official language in | Philippines (as Filipino)
ASEAN (as Filipino) |
Recognised minority language in | Philippines (as a regional language and an auxiliary official language in the predominantly Tagalog-speaking areas of the Philippines) |
Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | tl |
ISO 639-2 | tgl |
ISO 639-3 | tgl |
Glottolog | taga1280 Tagalogictaga1269 Tagalog-Filipinotaga1270 Tagalog |
Linguasphere | 31-CKA |
Predominantly Tagalog-speaking regions in the Philippines |
Tagalog is closely related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, the Bisayan languages, Ilocano, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan, and more distantly to other Austronesian languages, such as the Formosan languages of Taiwan, Indonesian, Malay, Hawaiian, Māori, Malagasy, and many more.