Tagalog is the most widely know
language of the Philippines. It is the predominate
language of Manila and Luzon. Also, it is widely
spoken throughout the Philippines.
Filipino (Pilipino) is a language
based on Tagalog, renamed and modified in order
to create a national language. Before 1989 Pilipino
was the national language. Filipino is said to be
a combination of all the different Philippine languages,
but is essentially Tagalog. Filipino and English
are the official languages in the Philippines. Taglish
is a combination of Tagalog and English.
There are over 70 different languages in the Philippines.
For example,
there is Tagalog, Cebuano, Pangasinan, etc. These
are not different dialects, but individual languages.
