Tagalog

E5261

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Philippine language
subject of linguistic study
basisOf Tagalog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Filipino language
closelyRelatedTo Bikol language
surface form: Bikol

Cebuano language
surface form: Cebuano

Hiligaynon language
surface form: 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 Tagalog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Batangas Tagalog

Tagalog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bulacan Tagalog

Tagalog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Manila Tagalog

Tagalog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rizal Tagalog
hasMorphologicalFeature focus/voice system
reduplication
rich verbal affixation
hasNativeEndonym Tagalog self-link
hasNativeName Tagalog self-link
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 languages
surface form: Malayo-Polynesian
subgroup Greater Central Philippine languages
surface form: 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dumaguete localLanguage Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino
Tagbilaran officialLanguage Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino
Itawit language usedAlongside Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Rafael usedInLanguage Tagalog
Emmanuel usedInLanguage Tagalog
Isinay language hasLoanwordsFrom Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Joshua usedInLanguage Tagalog
Cagayan de Oro languageUsed Tagalog
Siquijor Island hasLanguage Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino
Austronesian linguistics studies Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Masbateño influencedBy Tagalog
Butuanon hasLoanwordsFrom Tagalog
Ibaloy language coexistsWith Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Proto-Philippine language hasDescendant Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Southern Luzon hasLanguage Tagalog
Kamayo language hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Kalamian languages neighboringLanguageGroup Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Babuyan language neighboringLanguages Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino (Tagalog) language
Remontado Dumagat language closelyRelatedTo Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Bagac, Bataan languageUsed Tagalog
Ibanag language hasInfluenceFrom Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Ibanag language hasLoanwordsFrom Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Surigaonon language influencedBy Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Butuanon language influencedBy Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Kinaray-a language influencedBy Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Cuyonon language influencedBy Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Rizal localLanguages Tagalog
New Era languageUsed Tagalog
Aklanon language lexifierInfluence Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Southern Sama usedAlongside Tagalog
Mapun hasLoanwordsFrom Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino (Tagalog-based)
Capiznon language lexicallyInfluencedBy Tagalog
this entity surface form: Tagalog language
Romblomanon language usedAlongside Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino language
Batangas language Tagalog
Batangas hasDialect Tagalog
this entity surface form: Batangueño Tagalog
Marinduque localLanguage Tagalog
Aurora languageUsed Tagalog
Tagalog people language Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino language
San Pablo language Tagalog
NCR languageUsed Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino
Republic Act No. 7104 appliesTo Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino language
Surian ng Wikang Pambansa languageOfWorkOrName Tagalog
this entity surface form: Filipino