His study of Tagalog has been described as “… the best treatment of any Austronesian language … The result is a description of Tagalog which has never been surpassed for completeness, accuracy, and wealth of exemplification .”

Tagalog is also widely spoken among the people.

Heinlein reveals near the end of Starship Troopers that the novel's protagonist and narrator, Johnny Rico, the formerly disaffected scion of a wealthy family, is Filipino, actually named " Juancita Rico " and speaks Tagalog in addition to English.

It is related to the Tagalog language of the Philippines as well as the languages spoken by the indigenous people of Taiwan and Sri Lanka.

Tagalog (; ) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest.

The first written record of Tagalog is in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, written in 900, using fragments of the language along with Sanskrit, Malay, and Javanese.

Meanwhile, the first known book to be written in Tagalog is the Doctrina Cristiana ( Christian Doctrine ) of 1593.

is: Tagalog

In the Philippines, it often is labeled as sukang maasim ( Tagalog for " sour vinegar ").

Although Arabic is the official language of the country, English, Urdu, Hindi, Tagalog, Persian and many other languages are widely spoken and understood.

The Visayas or Visayan Islands ( Visayan languages: Kabisay-an, Tagalog: Kabisayaan ), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon.

During her time in the Philippines, Torres learned to speak Tagalog, the main language of the country and she had a four-year relationship with Filipino actor Aga Muhlach, who is now married to Charlene Gonzalez, Miss Universe 1994 top 6 finalist.

While Espanyol is used in Tagalog and other languages of the Philippines, the word Kastilà is more frequently used.

For example, in Tagalog, a grammatical form similar to the active voice is formed by adding the infix ⟨ um ⟩ near the beginning of a verb.

This usage is also popular among the speakers of the Batangan dialect of Tagalog, while some actors and politicians such as Philippine President Benigno Aquino III have been known to use the Tagalog exclusive form in giving interviews.

In documents predating Tejeros and the First Philippine Republic, Bonifacio is called the president of the " Tagalog Republic ".

Manila Sound is a sub-genre popular in the Philippines ( notably in Manila during the 1970s which combined elements of Filipino folk music, rock and roll, jazz and disco using Taglish ( mixed English and Tagalog ).

For example, while a horse in Spanish is " caballo " ( pronounced ), the same word in Tagalog is " kabayo ".

She is fluent in English, Tagalog, Spanish and several other Philippine languages, most importantly, Kapampangan, Ilokano, and Cebuano.

It is traditionally worn over a white or ecru dress for females or an ecru barong Tagalog and black pants for males, although there has been instances wherein the Sablay is worn over other indigenous clothing.

Another difference is that the lyrics are not in Spanish but in one of the local languages, such as Tagalog.

A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad in Filipino or Tagalog ) is a tier of local government in the Philippines.

The primary language is Tagalog, with many local phrases and expressions.

In some English texts, the plant or the fruit may be called by its local names, which include kugua (, pinyin: kǔguā, " bitter gourd "); parya ( Ilokano ), pare or pare ayam ( Javanese and Indonesian ), pavayka or kayppayka ( Malayalam: പ ാ വയ ് ക ് ക, കയ ് പ ് പക ് ക ), goya ( Okinawan: ゴーヤー ) or nigauri (; although the Okinawan word goya is also used in Japanese ), paakharkaai ( Tamil: ப ா கற ் க ா ய ்), hāgalakāyi ( Kannada: ಹ ಾ ಗಲಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ), ma ' reah ( Khmer: ម ្ រ ះ), kaakarakaya ( Telugu: క ా కరక ా య ), করল া ( korola ) ( Bengali ), ampalaya ( Tagalog ), muop dang () or kho qua ().

" Tsou LA " Mandarin Chinese, a weekly local lifestyle show airing on 18. 1 every Thursday at 5pm ( PST ), " Halo Halo " Tagalog, an entertainment show airing Monday to Wednesday on 18. 1 at 4pm ( PST ), and " LA 18 Evening News " Mandarin Chinese, an one hour evening news with anchors Harry Chang and Christine Chiang airing on 18. 1 Monday to Friday at 6pm ( PST ), and " Prime News " Korean airs on 18. 1 Monday to Friday at 8pm ( PST ) are still on air.

Maranao is widely spoken in Marawi City, however, local inhabitants can also speak Tagalog, Cebuano and to some extent, English.

The natives knew nothing on the Spanish language and, thinking that the Spanish were asking what they were doing, answered in Tagalog, a local language " Gumagapang gapang kami ".

The vast majority of the Chinese in the Philippines are also fluent in English as well as Tagalog, and for those residing outside of Metro Manila, the local language of the region, like Ilokano ( northern Luzon ), Hiligaynon ( western Visayas ), Cebuano ( central Visayas ), and Chabacano ( Zamboanga ), Waray-Waray ( eastern Visayas ).

Considered by many to be the " grandfathers " of Pinoy Rock, they played a large role in re-awakening national pride through their bluesy Tagalog rock songs at a time when the music circulating predominantly in the local scene used lyrics in English.

In addition, Tagalog and other local dialects such as Karay-a ( also known as Kinaray-a ) are also spoken.

On 1945, local Filipino soldiers of the pre-war 42nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 4th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was liberated and entering the towns in Taytay to helping the recognized guerrilla fighter units to defeated and attacking Japanese Imperial Army forces during the Southern Luzon Campaign or Southern Tagalog Campaign and ended in World War II under the Japanese Occupation.

Most of the local populations in the town proper, known locally as ' Poblacion ' speaks sambal followed by Tagalog and Ilocano.

Gandang Umaga, Pilipinas in Northern Luzon, and the 17th local TV Patrol in Southern Tagalog ( Region IV-A & IV-B ), provided more relevance to regional audiences.

In 1937, the government selected Tagalog, the dialect of Manila, as the national language, although it would be many years before usage became general.

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.

The following is a verb chart which outlines the conjugation of the Eastern Marinduque dialect of Tagalog:

Tagalog, by virtue of being officially taught in schools and the affinity of most Bicolanos to it, is the second most common dialect and easily the most understood by people of all walks of life.

" Sampaloc " or " Sampalok " is the native Tagalog dialect word for the tamarind fruit, perhaps because tamarind trees used to grow in this area.

There are many reasons for the probable disappearance of the Chabacano dialect, but the main thing is the massive arrival of the Tagalog speaking people in the city of Cavite.

The educated class has scorned the Chabacano dialect, refusing to speak it or replace it with the Tagalog language.

Tagalog is the most outspoken dialect and 83. 97 % are practicing Catholicism.

Examples of languages that have previously been considered to be autonomous but are now sometimes considered heteronomous are: the Scots language, now generally thought of as a dialect of English ; Occitan, sometimes thought of as a dialect of French ; Cebuano, usually thought of as a dialect or variety of Tagalog or Filipino ; and Low Saxon, occasionally considered to be a dialect of German.

While Sambal and Ilocano are spoken by many of the population, Tagalog or Pilipino has become the common dialect spoken in Iba.

Predominant language used is Tagalog, followed by Ilocano dialect, Pampango, Pangasinan, Bicol and Ilonggo.

The dialects varies as the people who came to settle, from the Ilocano dialect to Kapampangan to Tagalog, Visayan and even transient Muslim traders with their own dialects.

Within three days after the fiesta, they started digging and pulling the ledda ( Thick tall grasses or ‘ Talahib ’ in the Tagalog dialect ) to convert the land into rice paddies.

The language dialect used by the residents in the place is purely Ilocano, although many residents specially young can understand and speak English and Tagalog.

Ilokano, Tagalog, Kapampangan and other dialect speakers.

Other language / dialect spoken are Arabic, Visayan, Tagalog and English.

The medium of instruction in the classrooms is in English, Filipino ( Tagalog ), and whatever regional dialect they have.

Bicol dialect: generally used ; Tagalog, Hiligaynon ( Bisaya ) and Ilocano are used by a few.

Tagalog is the most important and major dialect.