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Filipino and Tagalog


Tagalog and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Philippines  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Salamat  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Mangyaring  
pakiusap  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Paalam  
Paálam  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Waray  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
filipino  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
tagalog  

German Name
Pilipino  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1593  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Filipino  

Language Position
34  
32
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
fil  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
fil  
tgl  

Glottocode
fili1244  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Filipino and Tagalog Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Filipino and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Tagalog Speaking population

Filipino and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Filipino and Tagalog on Filipino vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Tagalog Language Codes

Filipino and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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