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Tagalog ( / təˈɡɑːlɒɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [3] [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; 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 ...
The Tagalog people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Philippines, particularly the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and Zambales in Central Luzon and the island of Mindoro .
This article is about the national language and one of the two official languages of the Philippines. For other languages, see Languages of the Philippines. For the language from which Filipino evolved and developed, see Tagalog language.
Tagalog and Cebuano are the most commonly spoken native languages, together comprising about half of the population of the Philippines. Filipino and English are the only official languages and are taught in schools. This, among other reasons, has resulted in a rivalry between the Tagalog and Cebuano language groups.
Filipinos ( Filipino: Mga Pilipino) [49] are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today are predominantly Catholic [50] and come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Tagalog, English, or other Philippine languages.
The difference or sameness of Tagalog and Filipino sparked a debate among Tagalog Wikipedians about the name of the project. This debate was mentioned in an article by DILA (Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago), an organization that defends indigenous languages of the Philippines.
The Philippine languages, per Adelaar and Himmelmann (2005) The Philippine languages or Philippinic are a proposed group by R. David Paul Zorc (1986) and Robert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia —except Sama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and the Molbog ...
Why is Filipino adobo today's Google Doodle? What is Filipino adobo? The unofficial national dish of the Philippines is a vinegary, garlicky stew with many variations.