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2006-11-12 14:44:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

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Tagalog is NOT a "language mix". Tagalog is an Austronesian language descended from Proto-Austronesian. Tagalog has Spanish loanwords, just as all languages have loanwords from other languages, but it is NOT a mixed language.

2006-11-12 15:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 5 0

The TAGALOG language has very strong affinity with Malay languages (Bahasa Indonesia/Malay). However, due to more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule over the Philippines, the language has incorporated a significant number of Spanish words and expressions. The language also includes words and phrases that are rooted in English and Chinese.

2006-11-12 22:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Languages that have made significant contributions to Tagalog are Spanish, Min Nan Chinese, English, Malay, Sanskrit (via Malay), Arabic (via Malay/Spanish), and Northern Philippine languages such as Kapampangan spoken on the island of Luzon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language#History

2006-11-12 22:47:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1 1

Tagalog does have a number of Spanish borrowings. Prior to that, it also acquired a number of words from various other languages. Currently English is the primary source of loanwords.

2006-11-13 01:48:35 · answer #4 · answered by ako lang 3 · 0 0

Tagalog (pronunciation: [tɐˈgaːlog]) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. It is the largest of the Philippine languages in terms of the number of speakers.

Tagalog, as its standardized counterpart, Filipino, is the principal language of the national media in the Philippines. It is the primary language of public education. 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 those fields, English, to varying degrees of fluency, is more prevalent in the fields of government and business.


THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE WIKIPEDIA SITE LISTED BELOW.

2006-11-12 22:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by blkcat1969 2 · 1 1

google it

2006-11-12 22:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by the shadow knows 3 · 0 3

i think its just filipino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language read that

2006-11-12 22:47:34 · answer #7 · answered by willy9e 2 · 0 1

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