Filipino is a prestige register of the Tagalog language based on the dialect of Manila and is the name under which Tagalog is designated the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines. Tagalog is a first language of about one-third of the Philippine population; it is centered around Manila but is spoken to varying degrees nationwide.
ISO 639-2 code
fil
ISO 639-3 code
fil
family
Tagalog language, Malayo-Polynesian languages, Central Philippine languages
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