When Spain colonized the Philippines, they were administrated by Mexico City. So it was Mexican Spanish, not Castilian Spanish, that influenced Tagalog.
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Tagalog
/t̪ɐˈɡaː.loɡ̚/
Synonyms for "tagalog" (14 found)
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Noun(2 words)
ethnic tagalogfilipino language
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Noun(3 words)
tagalog languagetagalog nativetagalog speaker
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Noun(7 words)
tagalog speechtagalog tonguetagalog-basedtagalog-culturaltagalog-languagetagalog-relatedtagalog-speaking
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12 entriesFilipinoFilipino languagePhilippinePhilippine languagecultural attributeethnic groupethnolinguistic propertylanguagelanguage attributelinguistic featurenatural languagepeople
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8 entriesBatangas TagalogLuzon Tagalog speakersManila TagalogManila Tagalog speakersTagalog cinemaTagalog literatureTagalog-languageTagalog-speaking
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8 entriesBatangas TagalogManila TagalogTagalog grammarTagalog influenceTagalog languageTagalog literatureTagalog phonologyTagalog speakers
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10 total sentences available.
Tagalog has artistic value, like a carved Pacific Islander statue, Mr. and Mrs. Matsuo opine.
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He found few Tagalog books amongst the mostly English books at the Filipino bookstore.
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Philippines is called "Pilipinas" in Tagalog.
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