Filipino
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Language Information
Filipino is the national language of the Philippines and is spoken throughout the country and by Filipino communities worldwide.
Filipino is based on Tagalog, the language of Manila and the surrounding region. It was called Pilipino from 1959, and the 1987 constitution named it Filipino. It includes many words from Spanish and English, and it is used as a first or second language by nearly all Filipinos.
Filipino is based on Tagalog, the language of Manila and the surrounding region. It was called Pilipino from 1959, and the 1987 constitution named it Filipino. It includes many words from Spanish and English, and it is used as a first or second language by nearly all Filipinos.
Filipino is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Philippine
Filipino Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Tagalog
Ang lahat ng tao'y isinilang na malaya at pantay-pantay sa karangalan at mga karapatan. Sila'y pinagkalooban ng katwiran at budhi at dapat magpalagayan ang isa't isa sa diwa ng pagkakapatiran.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights