What is Tagalog?

Answer 2: Tagalog refers to both the people and the language of a cental Philippine Malayo-Polynesian group. The word Tagalog derived from tagá-ílog, from tagá- meaning "native of" or "from" and ílog meaning "river" referring to Ilog Pasig, the river that connects Manila Bay with Laguna de Bay. Thus, it means "river dweller" or "from the river." Tagalog is the most spoken Philippine language in terms of number of speakers. Tagalog, in its standardized form, Filipino, is the principal language of the national television and radio news media in the Philippines. It is the primary language of public education. As Filipino, it is, along with English, a co-official language and the sole national language. It is widely used as a lingua franca throughout the country, and in overseas Filipino communities.
Being Malayo-Polynesian, it is related to other Austronesian languages such as Indonesian, Malay, Fijian, Maori (New Zealand), Hawaiian, Malagasy (Madagascar), Samoan, Tahitian, Chamorro (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands), Tetum (East Timor), and Paiwan (Taiwan).

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