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Tagalog language

NameTagalog
NativenameWikang Tagalog
StatesPhilippines Philippines
RegionCentral and South Luzon
SpeakersFirst language (in the Philippines): 25 million Second language: over 60 million Overall: 90 million
NationPhilippines Philippines (in the form of Filipino)
Alaska Alaska (minority language)
California California (minority language)
Nevada Nevada (minority language)
New Jersey New Jersey (minority language)
AgencyCommission on the Filipino Language
FamilycolorAustronesian
Fam2Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3Philippine
Fam4Central Philippine
Stand1Filipino
MapcaptionThe map shows the areas where the language is spoken by a significant population. Overseas Filipinos use the languages as a lingua franca. There are over a million speakers in Saudi Arabia and in the United States, plus 90 million in the Philippines itself.
ScriptTagalog and Filipino alphabets (Latin script);
Historically written in Baybayin
Iso1tl|iso2=tgl|iso3=tgl
Lingua31-CKA
NoticeIPA

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Tagalog (pronounced -entəˈɡɑːlɒɡ in English) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV (CALABARZON and MIMAROPA) and of Metro Manila. Its standardized form, commonly called Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines.

It is related to-though not readily intelligible with-other Austronesian languages such as Malay, Javanese, and Hawaiian.


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