TAGALOG

Ta·gá·log

 

root words: taga- + ilog
(natives living by the river)

 

taga-
from ______

 

ilog
river

 

Tagalog refers to a people and to their language.

 
1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in Manila and nearby areas.

2. The Tagalog language is the basis of the Filipino national language.

When you ask a native of the Philippines what the country’s official language is, the answer will be “Filipino.” This is because the constitution says so and that is what is taught in the schools.

A foreigner who says that the Philippine national language is “Tagalog” may offend Filipinos from other parts of the country where Tagalog is not the first language.

Filipinos educated in certain universities are very compulsive about making a distinction between the Tagalog language and the Filipino language. They will give examples showcasing how a Tagalog sentence has few borrowings from English and Spanish, while a Filipino sentence liberally uses English- and Spanish-derived words.

SA WIKANG FILIPINO

Ang mga Tagalog ay pangkating etniko na matatagpuan sa Metro Manila, at mga lalawigan ng Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Mindoro, Nueva Ecija, Palawan, Rizal, at Quezon.

Tagalog din ang tawag sa kanilang wika.

Ang wikang Tagalog ay ang wikang sinasalita sa rehiyong Tagalog kasama ang Bulacan, Bataan, Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Mindoro, Marinduque, ilang parte ng Puerto Princesa, Nueva Ecija, at sa National Capital Region o Metro Manila (Constantino, 2006).

Opisyal na kinilala ni dating Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon ang Tagalog bilang batayan ng Wikang Pambansa noong 30 Disyembre 1937 sa bisa ng Kautusang Tagapagpaganap Blg. 134 at sinimulan itong ituro sa lahat ng paaralan sa budng kapuluan simula noong 1940. Sa isinagawang sarbey ng Ateneo de Manila University nodng 1989, lumitaw na 92% ang nakaiintindi ng Tagalog sa buong bansa (Almario, 2014).

3 thoughts on “TAGALOG”

  1. the words in a filipino dictionary doesnt give any specific details or meanings it only gives you examples if it cant find any specific definition or meaning what kind of online dictionary is this

  2. I would like to propose to a Philippine lady next week and this is what I would like to say, (but I want to say this in Tagalog.) Can you suggest a website that can help me say the following: Gusto ko na magpakasal sa iyo dahil ikaw ang unang taong gustong kong tignan kapag gigising ako sa umaga, at isa lamang akong gustong halikan ang goodnight. Dahil sa unang pagkakataon na nakita ko ang mga kamay na ito, hindi ko maisip hindi pagiging magagawang upang mahawakan ang mga yaon. Ngunit higit sa lahat, kapag mahal mo ang isang tao gaya ng pagmamahal ko sa iyo, ay ikakasal ay ang tanging natitirang gawin.

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