"Philippines with English and Tagalog being the only official state tongues). The books have been particularly popular with younger Filipinos, in part due to the ""oral and contemporary"" character of the language used in writing the novels. Tagalog pocketbooks nowadays are rarely being used. Some of the alternatives of such are short stories posted in the internet and social media sites. Tagalog pocketbooks Tagalog romance novels, sometimes collectively referred to as Tagalog pocketbooks, Tagalog paperbacks, Tagalog romance paperbacks, Tagalog romance pocketbooks, Philippine romance novels, Filipino romance novels, Pinoy pocketbooks, Tagalog popular novels, or Tagalog popular romance literature are commercialized novels"
"Taglish, a form of code-switching between Tagalog and English, is also spoken by a number of Filipino Americans. Tagalog is also taught at some universities where a significant number of Filipinos exist. As it is the national and most spoken language of the Philippines, most Filipinos in the United States are proficient in Tagalog in addition to their local regional language. According to the 2010 Census, there are over 1.5 million Americans who identify themselves as Vietnamese in origin, ranking fourth among the Asian American groups and forming the largest Overseas Vietnamese population. Orange County, California, is home to the"
"of Tagalog and English. Tagalog is an Austronesian language that has borrowed heavily from the Philippines' geographical neighbors (Malayo-Polynesian languages, Chinese) as well as from Spanish, a legacy of Spain's prolonged colonization. For example, Tagalog has incorporated words like the greeting ""Kumusta"", from the Spanish ""Cómo está"". Familial greetings tend to be borrowed from Chinese. As a child, one would refer to one's parents as ""Ama"" or ""Tatay"" (""Father"", in formal and informal Filipino, respectively) and ""Ina"" or ""Nanay"" (Mother, in formal and informal Filipino, respectively). One's parents' siblings and their cousins would be called ""mga Tiyo"" (""uncles""), or ""Tiyo"""
"Tagalog people The Tagalog people (Baybayin: ) are a major ethnolingustic group in the Philippines. They have a well developed society due to their cultural heartland, Manila, being the capital city of the Philippines. Most of them inhabit and form a majority in the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions of southern Luzon, as well as a plurality in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Aurora in Central Luzon and in the islands of Marinduque and Mindoro in MIMAROPA. The commonly accepted origin for the endonym ""Tagalog"" is the term ""tagá-ilog"", which means ""people from [along] the river""."
"Americans had the smallest percentage of individuals who had problems with English. In 2000, among U.S.-born Filipino Americans, three quarters responded that English is their primary language. In 2003, Tagalog was the fifth most-spoken language in the United States, with 1.262 million speakers; by 2011, it was the fourth most-spoken language in the United States. Tagalog usage is significant in California, Nevada, and Washington, while Ilocano usage is significant in Hawaii. Many of California's public announcements and documents are translated into Tagalog. Tagalog is also taught in some public schools in the United States, as well as at some colleges."
"Taglish Taglish, or less commonly Englog, is code-switching in the use of English and Tagalog, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words ""Taglish"" and ""Englog"" are portmanteaus of the words ""Tagalog"" and ""English"". Taglish is widely used in the Philippines, but is also used by Filipinos in overseas communities. It also has several variants, including Coño English, Jejenese and Swardspeak. Taglish is a language of Manila created by mixing the English and Tagalog languages together. Next to switching between sentences in ""pure"" Tagalog and English, Taglish speech especially consists of sentences that follow the rules of Tagalog grammar"
"in Taglish. Tagalog is a dialect in the island of Luzon and the basis for the national language Filipino. Despite its French etymology (modern spelling: portemanteau), ""portmanteau"" is not used in French in this context. It is indeed a false friend. It refers to a coat stand or coat hook (literally a ""coat support""), but in the past, it could also refer to a cloth drape knights would use to pack their gear. It was in this context that it first came to its English use, and the metaphorical use of a linguistic phenomenon (putting one word inside another, as"
"settlements in Louisiana, such as Saint Malo. After the American annexation of the Philippines, the number of Tagalog speakers steadily increased, as Filipinos began to migrate to the U.S. as students or contract laborers. Their numbers, however, decreased upon Philippine independence, as some Filipinos were repatriated. Today, Tagalog, together with its standardized form Filipino, is spoken by over a million and a half Filipino Americans and is promoted by Filipino American civic organizations and Philippine consulates. As Filipinos are the second largest Asian ethnic group in the United States, Tagalog is the second most spoken Asian language in the country."
"this reality. There is a significant demand for Tagalog materials, though Filipinos who most often speak Tagalog at home are not as many as the English-speaking ones. However, Tagalog is not the language spoken or read by most Filipinos. This is especially the case for 63% of Filipinos in Toronto who speak English at home. The Philippines has 8 major languages and almost 500 dialects, but the language of its mass media are limited to English and Tagalog. The Toronto Philippine Consulate founded the Filipino Centre. This centre is the meeting place for many Filipinos. A library containing multiple Tagalog"
"the words in the Tagalog language are Sanskrit terms and about 5% of the country's population possess Indian ancestry from antiquity. There has been a Chinese presence in the Philippines since the 9th century. However, large-scale migrations of Chinese to the Philippines only started during the Spanish colonial era, when the world market was opened to the Philippines. It is estimated that among Filipinos, 10%–20% have some Chinese ancestry and 1.5% are ""full-blooded"" Chinese. According to the American anthropologist Dr. H. Otley Beyer, the ancestry of Filipinos is 2% Arab. This dates back to when Arab traders intermarried with the"
"and Tagalog, Ibanag is a Philippine language within the Austronesian language family. On the other hand, it belongs to the Northern Philippine languages subgroup where related yet larger Ilokano and Pangasinan also fall under. Since Ibanag is spoken in various areas of Northeastern Region of the Philippines (namely within Isabela and Cagayan), there are also minor differences in the way that it is spoken in these areas. Ibanag spoken in Tuguegarao is known to be the standard dialect. And other native Ibanag speakers usually distinguish if the speaker is from Tuguegarao City with the variation of their pronunciation and accent."
"Batangas Tagalog Batangas Tagalog (more properly Batangan, Batangeño, or Batangenyo ), is a dialect of the Tagalog language that is spoken primarily in the province of Batangas and in portions of Quezon, Laguna and on the island of Mindoro. It is characterized by a strong accent and a vocabulary and grammar that is closely related to Old Tagalog. . It is not customary, in colloquial Batangan, to speak Taglish (or to infuse English terms, like in Manila Tagalog). The most recognizable difference is the use of the passive imperfect in place of the present progressive tense. In Manila, this is"
"been traditionally. The Tagalog people are also known for their tanaga, an indigenous artistic poetic form of the Tagalog people's idioms, feelings, teachings, and ways of life. The tanaga strictly has four lines only, each having seven syllables only. The Tagalog people were skilled Spanish speakers from the 18th to 19th centuries due to the Spanish colonial occupation era. When the Americans arrived, English became the most important language in the 20th century. At present-time, the language of the Tagalogs are Tagalog, English, and a mix of the two, known in Tagalog pop culture as Taglish. Some Spanish words are"
"Most, 93%, could carry on a conversation in English only, while 6% could converse in both English and French and below 1% spoke French only. In 2001, 59% of the Filipino community said that their mother tongue was a non-official language, while 41% said that their mother tongue was English and 1% said that it was French. 60% of the Filipino community considered Tagalog their mother tongue. According to the 2011 census, over 70 000 people in Toronto list Tagalog as their mother tongue. Tagalog is in the top 20 mother tongues listed in Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods. In 22 of"
"Tagalog ranked as the third most spoken language in metropolitan statistical areas, behind Spanish and Chinese but ahead of French. The Tagalog language also boasts accentations unique to some parts of Tagalog-speaking regions. For example, in some parts of Manila, a strong pronunciation of ""i"" exists and vowel-switching of ""o"" and ""u"" exists so words like ""gising"" (to wake) is pronounced as ""giseng"" with a strong 'e' and the word ""tagu-taguan"" (hide-and-go-seek) is pronounced as ""tago-tagoan"" with a mild 'o'. Batangas Tagalog boasts the most distinctive accent in Tagalog compared to the more Hispanized northern accents of the language. The"
"of Tagalog, which is, along with almost all Filipino languages are distantly related to Palauan linguistically. Tagalog is the country's fourth most spoken language. Filipinos in Palau Filipinos in Palau consist of migrants from the Philippines and their descendants living in Palau. The approximately 7,000 Filipinos living in Palau make up about 35% of the entire population of Palau, and make up the second-largest ethnic group after Palauans. In addition, the Tagalog language is the fourth most-spoken language in Palau. Filipinos first arrived in Palau in the 1940s just after World War II. They served as serviceman in the United"
"Calabarzon. A vast majority of people living in Calabarzon are Tagalogs. It is estimated that around 5.8 million Tagalogs live in Region IV-A. Taal, in particular, is considered the ""Heartland of Tagalog Culture"" and is currently the present ""center"" of Tagalog culture and people. Calabarzon is also home to a sizable number of people with Chinese and Spanish ancestry on account of Chinese immigration and Spanish colonialization, respectively. Because of this large majority of Tagalog natives, the majority of people living in Calabarzon also speak the Tagalog language. Filipino, being a version of Tagalog, is also predominant in the region."
"of the People's Republic of China, Mandarin, the official language in PRC and Republic of China (Taiwan) has become increasingly prevalent. Many Americans of all ethnic backgrounds are also learning Mandarin and to a far lesser extent Cantonese. In New York City in 2002, Mandarin was spoken as a native language among only 10% of Chinese speakers but was predicted to replace Cantonese as the lingua franca among Chinese speakers. Tagalog speakers were already present in the United States as early as the late sixteenth century as sailors contracted by the Spanish colonial government. In the eighteenth century, they established"
"the deepest Tagalog words despite influx from other cultures; it is the only highly preserved Tagalog dialect in mainland Luzon and is the most endangered Tagalog dialect. Southern Tagalog (Batangas and Quezon) on the other hand are unique, as they necessitate the use of Tagalog without the combination of the English languages, in contrast to Central Tagalog (Manila, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal except Tanay), which is predominantly a mixture of Tagalog and English. The Northern Tagalog (Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Zambales, and Bataan), is also a distinct dialect as it has words inputted into it from the Kapampangan and Ilocano languages."
"Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and Fiji Islands. It is one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of India and the first Indian language to be declared as a classical language by the government of India in 2004. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in Malaysia, Myanmar, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and Réunion as well as emigrant communities around the world. In Karnataka however, Tamils form 5.46% of the total population of the state. There has been a recorded presence of Tamil-speaking people in Southern Karnataka since the 10th century. During the eleventh century AD, the areas in and around"
"Tamang language Tamang (Devanagari: तामाङ; ""tāmāng"") is a term used to collectively refer to a dialect cluster spoken mainly in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal (Mainly Darjeeling Districts - पश्चिम बङ्गाल राज्यको दार्जीलिङ जिल्लाको बिभिन्न भूभाग), some parts of Assam and North East Region. It comprises Eastern Tamang, Northwestern Tamang, Southwestern Tamang, Eastern Gorkha Tamang, and Western Tamang. Lexical similarity between Eastern Tamang (which is regarded as the most prominent) and other Tamang languages varies between 81% to 63%. For comparison, lexical similarity between Spanish and Portuguese, is estimated at 89%. Tamang likely split from the Tibetan languages some time before"
"from Asia, the Middle East, all the nearby island countries, and Europe (primarily the Spanish) who have all given something genetically and etymologically to the Philippines. Over 170 languages are recognized but do not have official status; Tagalog and English are the official languages of the Philippines, and basic English is more effective for communicating with far-flung peoples in the Philippines than any one dialect, including Tagalog. English's prominence is a reflection of the Philippines' close relationship with the United States, especially since World War II, and a testament to the broad reach of television, which broadcasts in a mix"
"Languages of Paraguay The Republic of Paraguay is a mostly bilingual country, where both Spanish, an Indo-European language, and Guaraní, an indigenous language of the Tupian family, have official status. Spanish is spoken by about 87% of the population, while Guaraní is spoken by more than 90%, with about 4,650,000 speakers. 52% of rural Paraguayans are bilingual in Guaraní. Guaraní is the only indigenous language of the Americas whose speakers include a large proportion of non-indigenous people. This is an anomaly in the Americas where language shift towards European colonial languages (in this case, the other official language of Spanish)"
"populations can be found in the Caricom states of Belize, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago has a multi-racial cosmopolitan society due to the arrivals of Africans, Indians, Chinese, Arabs, Jews, Spanish, Portuguese, and Europeans along with the Native Amerindians population. This multi-racial mix has created sub-ethnicities that often straddle the boundaries of major ethnicities and include Dougla, Chindian, Mulatto-Creole, Afro-Asians, Eurasian, Cocoa panyols, and Asian Latin Americans Spanish, English, French, Dutch, Haitian Creole, and Papiamento are the predominant official languages of various countries in the region, although a handful of unique creole languages or dialects can also"
"in the North Carolina Senate on May 13, 2013. Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) is a designation used for languages ""other than"" Spanish, French, and German, the three most commonly taught foreign languages in US public schools. , Tagalog was the fourth most spoken language in the United States. Beginning in 1975, Tagalog began to be taught in San Diego County, with the first school where it was taught being Montgomery High School. At the collegiate level, the language is taught in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Oregon Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Language education in the United States Language education"
"Santiago A. Fonacier (representing the Ilokano-speaking regions), Filemon Sotto (the Cebu-Visayans), Casimiro Perfecto (the Bikolanos), Felix S. Sales Rodriguez (the Panay-Visayans), Hadji Butu (the languages of Filipino Muslims), and Cecilio Lopez (the Tagalogs). The Institute of National Language adopted a resolution on November 9, 1937 recommending Tagalog to be basis of the national language. On December 30, President Quezon issued Executive Order No. 134, s. 1937, approving the adoption of Tagalog as the language of the Philippines', and declared and proclaimed the national language so based on the Tagalog dialect as the national language of the Philippines. The order stated"
"with a business delegate visited the Philippines in 1997. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper also paid a state visit to the Philippines from November 9–11, 2012. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III paid a state visit to Canada from May 7–9, 2015. From 2006 to 2011, Tagalog became the fastest growing language in Canada. As of 2012, there are about 850,000 people, originating from the Philippines, residing in Canada. Filipinos account for the majority of incoming immigrants to Canada. The Philippines has also become the largest source of temporary workers. Filipinos are the third largest minority in Canada, behind Indians and"
"Taiwan, as well as Cantonese speakers originating from Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau. Younger generations of Indonesian Chinese are generally fluent in Standard Indonesian, with some being fluent in English, local Chinese languages and even local native Austronesian languages (Javanese, Sundanese, etc.). Meanwhile, the older generations are only fluent in their native Chinese languages and Indonesian. Chinese Filipinos officially comprise 1.5% of the country's population, although demographic surveys from third parties find that 18-27% of the Philippine population have at least some Chinese ancestry, totalling up to 27 million people. Most Chinese Filipinos are trilingual, speaking a native Chinese"
"inhabitants. If this linguistic theory is accurate, Marinduque's Tagalog has contributed significantly to the development of the official Philippine national language. To this day, Marinduqueños speak an old variation of the Tagalog language that is very close to the way Tagalog was spoken before the Spanish colonization. According to language experts , the Tagalog dialects of Marinduque are the most divergent, especially the Eastern Marinduque dialect, perhaps due to the relative isolation from the Tagalogs of Luzon and also perhaps due to the influence of the Visayan and Bikol migrants. Linguist Rosa Soberano's 1980 ""The Dialects of Marinduque Tagalog"" goes"
"of the Canadian government: Federal, Province of Ontario and City of Toronto. Its mission is to support newcomer immigrants by providing settlement services, assisting the job application process, and addressing social barriers. Services are offered in English and Tagalog. Tagalog is one of the fastest-growing languages in Canada. In the period 2006-2011, Canadians who consider Tagalog their first language at home increased by 64%. Most Canadians of Filipino origin can converse in one of Canada's official languages. In 2001, 99% said they could converse in one or both official languages, while 1% reported they could speak neither English nor French."
"""tostado"" (""toasted"") and ""jamón"" (""ham""). The feminine sound of Coño English makes male speakers sometimes overuse the Tagalog word ""pare"" (which means ""pal"" or ""buddy"") to make it sound more masculine. Sometimes ""tsong"" (same meaning) is used instead of ""pare"" or with it: Taglish Taglish, or less commonly Englog, is code-switching in the use of English and Tagalog, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words ""Taglish"" and ""Englog"" are portmanteaus of the words ""Tagalog"" and ""English"". Taglish is widely used in the Philippines, but is also used by Filipinos in overseas communities. It also has several variants, including"
"has not been included in any census since then. During the 19th Century, the Norwegian government collected ethnicity and language information. ""Ethnologue"" lists 175 individual languages in the Philippines, 171 of which are living languages, while 4 no longer have any known speakers. Most native languages are part of the Philippine branch of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, which is itself a branch of the Austronesian language family. The only non-Austronesian language indigenous to the Philippines is Chavacano, a Spanish-based creole. According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Filipino and English are the official languages. Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog, spoken"
"established the Institute of National Language (INL) to create a national language for the country. On December 30, 1937, President Quezon, through Executive order No. 134, officially declared Tagalog as the basis of the national language of the Philippines. The national language was compulsorily taught in schools for the 1940-1941 academic year. The National Assembly later enacted Law No. 570 raising the national language elaborated by the institute to the status of official language of the Philippines, at par with English and Spanish, effective July 4, 1946, upon the establishment of the Philippine Republic. Coincident with the local elections for"