Things You Should Know About Filipino Language

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Spoken and understood by almost all Filipinos, there are still some interesting things about the Filipino language that is unclear to many. The Philippines is a vast land located in the Southeast Asian region in the Pacific. With tons of islands, ethnicities and a rich, varying history, Philippines has an amazing archipelago.

The official language of the Philippines is Tagalog, and it has been growing in importance due to the developing global relations of the country with US, China, Japan, and other countries.

Let us get to know some interesting facts about Filipino and Filipino language translation.

Tagalog and Filipino are different languages A lot of people think that the Filipino language is the same as Tagalog. However, they are different from each other. Filipino is spoken throughout the country, but Tagalog is majorly used in Central Luzon.

Regional languages in the Philippines differ from dialects Many people confuse between regional languages with a dialect. In Philippines there are multiple regional languages, like Kapampangan, Sebwano, Waray, Chavacano, etc. that differ from dialect.

Though Filipino is the national language of Philippines, other languages spoken in different regions of the country are also important and are still considered wika ng Filipinas.

Languages of Philippines There are 130 languages spoken in the Philippines. Philippine languages are diverse and complex and have 130 native languages that are used to date. An interesting fact to note that this number doesn’t include the dialects borne from every language. Though the official and national language of Philippines is Filipino, the dialects are indispensable parts of Filipino language.

History of Filipino Tagalog and Filipino are different in terms of political and social history of Philippines language. In the 1930’s, commonwealth constitution was drawn up from the country. At that time, Tagalog was spoken

only in Manila and surrounding provinces. The constitution of Philippines called for a national language but was unable to specify a particular language. However, Tagalog was the unofficial national language of the Philippines as it was accepted and understood by the entire population. In the 1970’s President Marco tried to introduce Pilipino as a new national language of the country. This language was based on Tagalog with a replacement of words of foreign origin (English and Spanish). However, this didn’t work as these words have become an integral part of the language of the Philippines.

These are some of the interesting facts about the Filipino language. This history of a country affects a language a lot, and the same happened with Filipino.