| Filipino | |
|---|---|
| Standard Tagalog | |
| Wikang Filipino | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞] |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | All regions of the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila, and in other urban centers in the archipelago |
Native speakers | see Tagalog language |
Early forms | |
| Latin (Filipino alphabet) Philippine Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Philippines |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | fil |
| ISO 639-3 | fil |
| Glottolog | fili1244 |
| Linguasphere | 31-CKA-aa |
 Countries with more than 500,000 speakers
Countries with between 100,000–500,000 speakers
Countries where it is spoken by minor communities | |
Filipino (English: /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/ , FIH-lih-PEE-noh;[1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family. It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English.[2] It is a standardized variety of the native language Tagalog,[3] spoken and written in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago.[4] The 1987 Constitution mandates that Filipino be further enriched and developed by the other languages of the Philippines.[5]
Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is also common among Austronesian languages. It has head-initial directionality. It is an agglutinative language but can also display inflection. It is not a tonal language and can be considered a pitch-accent language and a syllable-timed language. It has nine basic parts of speech.
- ^ "English pronunciation of Filipino".
- ^ Constitution of the Philippines 1987, Article XIV, Sections 6 and 7
- ^ Nolasco, Ricardo Ma. (August 24, 2007). "Filipino and Tagalog, Not So Simple". Santiago Villafania. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Ponciano B.P.; Cubar, Ernesto H.; Buenaobra, Nita P.; Gonzalez, Andrew B.; Hornedo, Florentino H.; Sarile, Angela P.; Sibayan, Bonifacio P. (May 13, 1992). "Resolusyon Blg 92-1" [Resolution No. 92-1]. Commission on the Filipino Language (in Tagalog). Retrieved May 22, 2014.
Ito ay ang katutubong wika, pasalita at pasulat, sa Metro Manila, ang Pambansang Punong Rehiyon, at sa iba pang sentrong urban sa arkipelago, na ginagamit bilang.
- ^ Commission on the Filipino Language Act 1991, Section 2