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Filipino vs Tagalog


Tagalog vs 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   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

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   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
90,000.00   
30

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
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
filipino   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
tagalog   

German Name
Pilipino   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1593   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Filipino   

Language Position
Not Available   
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Filipino and Tagalog Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Tagalog language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Tagalog language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Tagalog Language History.

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Filipino and Tagalog Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Tagalog language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Tagalog Difficulty

The Filipino vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Tagalog Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.

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