Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog)
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Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) is the official Philippine government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the national language Filipino, which is largely based on Tagalog.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
→
language regulator → |
| abbreviation |
KWF
→
|
| basedOnLanguage |
Tagalog
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|
| country |
Philippines
→
|
| EnglishName |
Commission on the Filipino Language
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|
| foundedBy |
Republic Act No. 7104
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|
| hasTask |
compile Filipino dictionaries
→
develop Filipino vocabulary → promote use of Filipino in education → promote use of Filipino in government → promote use of Filipino in media → standardize Filipino orthography → support translation into Filipino → |
| headquartersLocation |
Metro Manila
→
Quezon City → |
| inception |
1991
→
|
| jurisdiction |
Government of the Philippines
→
Republic of the Philippines → |
| languageRegulated |
Filipino
→
Tagalog-based Filipino → other Philippine languages → |
| legalBasis |
Republic Act No. 7104
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|
| legalStatus |
constitutional body
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|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Philippines
→
|
| mandate |
coordinate with government agencies on language use
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formulate policies on the Filipino language → produce dictionaries and grammars of Filipino → promote Filipino as a language of education → promote Filipino as a medium of official communication → |
| nativeLanguage |
Filipino
→
|
| officialLanguagePromoted |
Filipino
→
national language of the Philippines → |
| officialName |
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
→
|
| parentOrganization |
Office of the President of the Philippines
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|
| purpose |
development of the Filipino language
→
preservation of the Filipino language → promotion of the Filipino language → research on Philippine languages → standardization of Filipino → |
| regionServed |
Philippines
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|
| replaced |
Institute of National Language
→
Surian ng Wikang Pambansa → |
| sector |
culture
→
education → language policy → |
| shortName |
KWF
→
|
| website |
https://kwf.gov.ph
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bikol language
("Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino")
→
Kapampangan ("Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino") → Tagalog → |
regulatedBy |
|
Kapampangan language
("Commission on the Filipino Language (for language policy context)")
→
|
hasRegulator |
|
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
("Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino")
→
|
officialName |
|
Waray language
("Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino")
→
|
regulatoryBody |