Overview
According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Filipino, and English are the official languages of the Phillipines. About 180 languages and dialects are also spoken in the islands, almost all of them belonging to the Borneo-Philippines group of the Malayo-Polynesian language branch of the Austronesian language family.
Filipino is the de facto standard version of Tagalog, spoken mainly in Metro Manila, and other urban regions. Both Tagalog and English are used in government, education, print and broadcast media, and business.
Other languages include Spanish, and Arabic, both recognized as auxiliary languages in the Philippine Constitution. The use of Spanish is prevalent among some groups of Hispanic mestizo. Arabic is used by Filipino Muslim, and taught in maradrasah (Muslim) schools.
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Tagalog
Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. It is a basis for the Filipino language, which is the principal language of the national television and radio, though broadsheet newspapers are almost completely in English. It is the primary language of public education. As Filipino, it is—along with English—a co-official language and the sole national language. Tagalog is widely used as a lingua franca throughout the country, and in overseas Filipino communities. However, while Tagalog may be prevalent in many fields, English, to varying degrees of fluency, is more prevalent in the fields of government and business.
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