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Tagalog and Filipino


Filipino and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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".
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

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
Kamusta  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Magandang umaga  

Please
pakiusap  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Paálam  
Paalam  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Tagalog  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Pilipino  

French Name
tagalog  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Tagalog  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1593  
16th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Filipino  

Language Position
58  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
fil  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
fil  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
fil  

Glottocode
taga1269  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No Data Available  

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 Tagalog and Filipino 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 Tagalog and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Filipino Speaking population

Tagalog and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Tagalog and Filipino on Tagalog vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Filipino Language Codes

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

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