Tagalog
🗺️ Tagalog
Overview
- Language family: Austronesian
- Region: Central and Southern Luzon (e.g., Manila, Batangas, Laguna)
- Number of speakers: 95% (it is the national language of the Philippines
- Status: widely spoken
- Alternate names/spellings: Pilipino, Filipino
Phonology
Consonants
b k d g h l m n ng p r s t w y
Vowels
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a e i o u
Notable Features
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Grammar
Default word order: Verb–Subject–Object (VSO)
Example: Kumain ang bata ng mangga. → "The child ate a mango." (lit. Ate the child mango)
But Tagalog is flexible; it can also be SVO or VOS depending on focus/marker usage.
Word order is determined more by focus markers (ang, ng, sa) than by position.
Default word order: Tagalog pronouns mark case (nominative, genitive, oblique) and number (singular/plural), sometimes inclusivity.
| Person | Nominative (subject) | Genitive (possessor) | Oblique (object, location) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg | ako (I) | ko (my) | sa akin (to me) |
| 2nd sg | ikaw/ka (you) | mo (your) | sa iyo (to you) |
| 3rd sg | siya (he/she) | niya (his/her) | sa kanya (to him/her) |
| 1st pl excl. | kami (we excl.) | namin | sa amin |
| 1st pl incl. | tayo (we incl.) | natin | sa atin |
| 2nd pl | kayo (you all) | ninyo | sa inyo |
| 3rd pl | sila (they) | nila | sa kanila |
Vocabulary
Core Words
| English | Tagalog |
|---|---|
| Water | Tubig |
| Sun | Araw |
| Mother | Ina |
| House | Bahay |
Numbers
1 = Isa 2 = Dalawa 3 = Tatlo 4 = Apat 5 = Lima
Sample Text
Example Sentence
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- Translation: (Provide English or national language translation)
Longer Text
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Related Dialects
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