Countries
Philippines
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Philippines
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Filipinos
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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".
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
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Scripts
Baybayin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Kamusta
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
Salamat po
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
Magandang gabi
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
I Love You
Iniibig kita
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Philippines
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Philippines
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Native Name
Tagalog
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
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French Name
tagalog
chinois
German Name
Tagalog
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
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Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Han
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
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Branch
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Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
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Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
taga1269
sini1245
Linguasphere
31-CKA
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Tagalog and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Chinese Speaking population
Tagalog and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Tagalog vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Chinese Language Codes
Tagalog and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.