Filipino language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Filipino |
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| Native to | Philippines |
| Language family |
Austronesian
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| Writing system | Filipino alphabet (Latin script) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Philippines |
| Recognised minority language in |  Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Myanmar Cambodia |
| Regulated by | Commission on the Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) |
Filipino is a form of the Tagalog language. It is the national language of the Philippines. About one third of the people in the Philippines speak Tagalog as a first language.
Filipino is used as the formal name of Tagalog. Sometimes it even means the same thing. It is usually called Tagalog in the Philippines and among Filipinos to show that it is different from other Philippine languages.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma filipino para niños
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