Tagalog language

Tagalog
	Wikang Tagalog
Native to	Philippines
Region	Central and South Luzon
Ethnicity	Tagalog people
Native speakers	28 million (2007); 96% of the Philippines can speak Tagalog (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Tagalog; ; ; ;
Standard forms	Filipino
Dialects	Bataan; Batangas; Bulacan; Lubang; Manila; Marinduque; Tanay-Paete; Tayabas; Balbal;
Writing system	Latin (Tagalog/Filipino);; Historically Baybayin
Official status
Official language in	Philippines (in the form of Filipino)
Regulated by	Commission on the Filipino Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1	tl
ISO 639-2	tgl, fil
ISO 639-3	tgl – inclusive code; Individual code:; fil – Filipino
Linguasphere	31-CKA
	Predominantly Tagalog-speaking regions in the Philippines. The color-schemes represent the 4 dialect zones of the language: Northern, Central, Southern, and Marinduque. In addition, Tagalog is used as a second language across the entire country.

Tagalog^[3] is one of the main languages spoken in the Philippines. More than 22 million people speak it as their first language.

It was originally spoken by the Tagalog people in the Philippines, who were mainly in Bulacan, Cavite, and some parts of Luzon. Now, Tagalog is spoken nationwide, just like English, and is a mix of Spanish, Malay, and English.

It originally was used with an abugida, the Baybayin script, but the Latin alphabet is now used.

Sample phrasesEdit

Doon: there
Banyo: Bathroom
Wala: none
May ______ ba kayo?: Do you have ______?(formal)
Mayroon po: Response to "May ______ ba kayo", meaning "Yes, sir".
Wala po: Opposite of "Mayroon po".
Kayo: you (formal), informally, it refers to "you all".
Magkano ito?: How much is this?
po: ma'am or sir (used in sentences to be polite to an elder speaker)
Mabuhay!: Long Live
Sino Ka?: Who are you?
Ako po si (Pangalan)...: I am (Name)...
Mahal kita: I love you
Nanay: Mom
Tatay: Dad
Hindi: No
Bakit?: Why?
Saan?: Where?
Ano?: What?
Kailan?: When?
Sino: Who?

Related pagesEdit

Tagalog Wikipedia

ReferencesEdit

↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
↑ "Educational characteristics of the Filipinos". Census.gov.ph. 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
↑ English, Leo James (1990). "Tagalog, Pilipino". Tagalog-English Dictionary. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Other websitesEdit

Tagalog at Wikibooks
Filipino phrasebook travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Tagalog language at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007

[2] "Educational characteristics of the Filipinos". Census.gov.ph. 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2012-06-07.

[JETE-3] English, Leo James (1990). "Tagalog, Pilipino". Tagalog-English Dictionary. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Tagalog
Wikang Tagalog
Native to	Philippines
Region	Central and South Luzon
Ethnicity	Tagalog people
Native speakers	28 million (2007)^[1] 96% of the Philippines can speak Tagalog (2000)^[2]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Tagalog
Standard forms	Filipino
Dialects	Bataan Batangas Bulacan Lubang Manila Marinduque Tanay-Paete Tayabas Balbal
Writing system	Latin (Tagalog/Filipino); Historically Baybayin
Official status
Official language in	Philippines (in the form of Filipino)
Regulated by	Commission on the Filipino Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`tl`
ISO 639-2	`tgl, fil`
ISO 639-3	`tgl` – inclusive code Individual code: `fil` – Filipino
Linguasphere	`31-CKA`
Predominantly Tagalog-speaking regions in the Philippines. The color-schemes represent the 4 dialect zones of the language: Northern, Central, Southern, and Marinduque. In addition, Tagalog is used as a second language across the entire country.