Tagalog

E5261

Austronesian language Philippine language subject of linguistic study

Tagalog is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Philippines and serves as the basis for the country’s national language, Filipino.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language → Philippine language → subject of linguistic study →
basisOf	Filipino language →
closelyRelatedTo	Bikol → Cebuano → Hiligaynon →
hasApproximateSpeakers	over 70 million total speakers → tens of millions of native speakers →
hasCulturalRole	language of many Philippine national songs and poems → language of much Philippine literature →
hasMajorDialect	Batangas Tagalog → Bulacan Tagalog → Manila Tagalog → Rizal Tagalog →
hasMorphologicalFeature	focus/voice system → reduplication → rich verbal affixation →
hasNativeEndonym	Tagalog →
hasNativeName	Tagalog →
hasPhonologicalFeature	consonant gemination in some contexts → simple vowel system →
hasStandardForm	Standard Tagalog →
hasSyntacticFeature	predicate-initial word order (often VSO or VOS) → use of markers for case and focus →
historicalWritingSystem	Baybayin →
ISO639-1Code	tl →
ISO639-2Code	tgl →
ISO639-3Code	tgl →
languageFamily	Austronesian →
lexicalInfluenceFrom	English → Malay → Spanish →
officialStatusIn	Philippines (as basis of Filipino) →
primaryRegion	Luzon → Metro Manila → Southern Tagalog region →
regulatedBy	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (for Filipino based on Tagalog) →
spokenIn	Philippines →
subfamily	Malayo-Polynesian →
subgroup	Central Philippine languages →
usedAs	lingua franca in parts of the Philippines →
usedInEducationLevel	primary education in the Philippines (via Filipino) → secondary education in the Philippines (via Filipino) →
usedInMedia	Philippine film → Philippine popular music → Philippine television →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (89)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Asian New Zealander → Bicol Region → Constitution of the Philippines ("Filipino") → GMA Network → Pampanga → Philippine peso → South Cotabato →	language
Bagac ("Filipino") → Balanga ("Filipino") → Commonwealth of the Philippines → Eastern Samar ("Filipino") → Leyte ("Filipino") → Philippines ("Filipino") → Southern Tagalog region →	officialLanguage
Amánung Kapampángan → Bikol language ("Tagalog language") → Ilonggo → Kapampangan language ("Tagalog language") → Pangasinan language ("Tagalog language") →	hasLoanwordsFrom
Antonio Luna → Calabarzon → Calabarzon ("Filipino") → Central Luzon → Zamboanga Peninsula →	languageSpoken
Amánung Kapampángan → Bikol language ("Tagalog language") → Kapampangan → Kapampangan language ("Tagalog language") →	closelyRelatedTo
Tagalog ("Manila Tagalog") → Tagalog ("Batangas Tagalog") → Tagalog ("Bulacan Tagalog") → Tagalog ("Rizal Tagalog") →	hasMajorDialect
Binondo ("Filipino") → Cavite → First Philippine Republic → Zambales ("Tagalog language") →	languageUsed
Davao Region ("Filipino") → SEATO →	hasLanguage
Lee → Liam →	hasLanguageOfUse
Greater Central Philippine languages → Southern Luzon languages ("Tagalog language") →	hasMember
Friends World Committee for Consultation → Mandaluyong ("Filipino") →	hasOfficialLanguage
Malayo-Polynesian languages ("Tagalog language") → Philippine languages →	includesLanguage
Pasig River → Philippine Revolution ("Filipino") →	languageOfName
Isabelo de los Reyes → Vatican Radio →	languageOfWorkOrName
Quezon City → Tarlac →	localLanguage
Filipino ("Tagalog language") → Ilocos Region →	majorLanguage
Baybayin ("Tagalog script") → Bisayan languages subgroup ("Tagalog language") →	relatedTo
Tglg →	associatedLanguage
Google Translate ("Filipino") →	availableLanguage
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino →	basedOnLanguage
Tagalog ("Filipino language") →	basisOf
Sambal language ("Tagalog language") →	coexistsWith
Soccsksargen →	containsEthnolinguisticGroup
Tarlac →	ethnicGroup
Davao Region →	hasEthnicGroup
Southern Tagalog region →	hasEthnolinguisticGroup
Austronesian alignment →	hasExampleLanguage
Samuel →	hasLanguageForm
Tagalog →	hasNativeEndonym
Tagalog →	hasNativeName
Greater Central Philippine languages →	includesMajorLanguage
United States residents →	includeSpeakersOf
Proto-Austronesian →	isAncestorOf
Michael →	isUsedInLanguage
Pampanga River →	languageOfToponym
Mary →	languageOfUse
Ilocano language ("Tagalog language") →	lexicalInfluenceFrom
Central Bikol →	lexifierInfluence
Lupang Hinirang ("Filipino") →	lyricsLanguage
Taal Volcano →	nameLanguage
Philippines ("Filipino") →	nationalLanguage
Bagac →	nativeLanguage
Rinconada Bikol →	neighboringLanguage
Greater Central Philippine languages →	notableLanguage
Philippine government ("Filipino") →	officialLanguageForLegislation
Tglg →	scriptBlockName
Northern Mindanao →	spokenLanguage
Rinconada Bikol →	typologicallySimilarTo
Joel →	usedInLanguage
Baybayin ("Tagalog language") →	usedToWrite