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Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ FIL-ə-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino̞]) is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, the main lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, along with English. [2]
The 1973 constitution declared the Pilipino language to be co-official, along with English, and mandated the development of a national language, to be known as Filipino. In addition, Spanish regained its official status when President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 155, s. 1973. [23]
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ / tə-GAH-log, [4] native pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ] ⓘ; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority, mostly as or through Filipino.
Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. The current 1987 constitution designated the Filipino language, which is based on Tagalog with the inclusion of terms from all recognized languages of the Philippines, as the national language. It also designated both Filipino and English as the official languages for purposes of ...
According to Ethnologue, there are about 180 languages spoken in the Philippines. [199] The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines imposed the Filipino language [200] [201] as the national language and designates it, along with the English language, as one of the official languages. Regional languages are designated as auxiliary official languages.
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (Tagalog for 'National Language Month'), [1] [2] simply known as Buwan ng Wika ('Language Month') and formerly and still referred to as Linggo ng Wika ('Language Week'), is a month-long annual observance in the Philippines held every August to promote the national language, Filipino.
Official historical marker Alternate logo used on official social media pages. The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL), [2] also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), [a] is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages.
The language was further renamed in 1959 as Filipino by Secretary of Education Jose Romero. The 1973 constitution declared the Filipino language to be co-official, along with English, and mandated the development of a national language to be known as Filipino. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. [18]