Countries
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Filipinos
  
Filipinos
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
  
Asia, Australia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
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".
  
- 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".
  
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Baybayin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kamusta
  
Kamusta
  
Thank You
Salamat po
  
Salamat po
  
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
  
Kamusta ka na?
  
Good Night
Magandang gabi
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
  
Magandang gabi po
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
  
Magandang hapon po
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
  
Magandang umaga po
  
Please
pakiusap
  
pakiusap
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Paálam
  
Paálam
  
I Love You
Iniibig kita
  
Iniibig kita
  
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Batangas Tagalog
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
Batangas, Gabon
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Bisalog
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Filipino
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
73.00 million
  
24
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
28.00 million
  
29
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
Tagalog
  
Tagalog
  
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
  
Filipino, Pilipino
  
French Name
tagalog
  
tagalog
  
German Name
Tagalog
  
Tagalog
  
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
  
Tagalog people
  
Origin
1593
  
1593
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
t1
  
t1
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tgl
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 2/B
tgl
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 3
tg1
  
tg1
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
taga1269
  
taga1269
  
Linguasphere
31-CKA
  
31-CKA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tagalog and Tagalog Speaking population
Tagalog and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Tagalog vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Tagalog Language Codes
Tagalog and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.