Tagalog traditions

Tagalog is a Philippine language spoken in the Philippines, particularly in Manila, central and southern parts of Luzon, and also on the islands of Lubang, Marinduque, and the northern and eastern parts of Mindoro.

Tagalog speakers can also be found in many other countries, including Canada, Guam, Midway Islands, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, UK and USA.

According to the 2010 census, there are about 22.5 million speakers of Tagalog in the Philippines [source].

According to survey conducted by the US Census Bureau, there were about 1.6 million Tagalog speakers in the USA in 2013.

The name Tagalog derives from tagá-ílog, which means "resident beside the river".

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Little is known of the history of the language before the arrival of the Spanish in the Philippines during the 16th century as no eariler written materials have been found.

The national language of the Philippines in known as Filipino (Wikang Filipino).

It is a standard register of Tagalog, and is defined by the Commission on the Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) as "the native langua

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