Tagalog

Tagalog - Pilipino

History of Tagalog - kasaysayan ng mga pilipino

Boasting more than 50 million speakers of Tagalog in the Philippines, they reside mostly in the southern parts of Luzon, the regions largest island.  Other dialects found in the Philippines include Cebauno, Ilokano, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, Pangasinan, Bikol, Maranoa, Maguidanao, Tausug, and Kapampangan, yet the official language of Filipino is based on Tagalog.  

Derived from "Taga-ilog" which literally translates "from the river," Tagalog is an Austronesian language, a part of the Malayo-Polynesian subfamily, with outside influences from Malay and Chinese as well as Spanish and American English due to centuries of colonial rule.  There is found to this day influence of these colonial languages.  

Tagalog boasts its own writing system which is based upon an ancient script called the Baybayin, which uses a syllabic alphabet, in which the Spanish colonialists Romanized.  The modern alphabet has also changed several times in order to incorporate foreign sounds from the Spanish and English languages. 

Particularly being borrowed from Spanish, there are thousands of words in Tagalog that are part Tagalog and part English or Spanish.  It's common in urban areas to mix in English and create a new dialect they call "Taglish".  Sometimes words are spelled so that they are phonetic and can just be pronounced easily, other times English words can be found along with words of Spanish origin. There are some equivalent forms of these borrowed words in original Tagalog, but it is more likely to be seen in formal settings or in writing.  Not all words have Tagalog counterparts, such as objects or concepts that came from the West or even modern day items that did not exist hundreds of years ago.  

Even though Tagalog borrows plenty of words, the beautifulness of the language remains intacts.  Tagalog has a system of affixes, which allows any noun to be modified into a verb, as well as vice versa.  As linguist Wilhelm Humboldt said "Affixation is the genius of Tagalog and its challenge as well".
(Tagalog: A History of the Language of the Philippines, 2014)

Where is Tagalog spoken in the World? - saan ng mga pilipino

Tagalog is the first language for 21.5 million people, and as a second language by the vast majority of Filipinos.  Tagalog can be found in Canada, Saudi Arabic, United Arab Estates, the UK, Guam and the USA.  World wide it is estimated that 24.2 million people can speak Tagalog.  In the US it is the sixth most spoken language, and is considered the lingua franca of Filipinos world-wide.  

(Thompson, 2015)

(Admin, 2013)

Where in the US is Tagalog found - estados unidos

Tagalog can be found in several different states and cities as follows:

California:  Greater Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego County, Daly City, Hercules, Carson, Vallejo, Union City, National City, Milpitas, Delano, Cerritos, Artesia, and Walnut.

Hawaii:  Kaumakani, Kunia, Lanai City, Papaaloa, Waipahu, Eleele, Ewa Beach, Kahului, Lihue, Pahala, Waialua, Kekaha, Hanapepe, Pepeekeo, Kapolei, Kualapuu, Honokaa, Kealia, Papikou, Makaweli.  There were several more cities and towns that consisted of a large percentage of Filipinos, but this is just a list of the top 20%.  

Illinois:  Morton Grove, Hoffman Estates, Glendale Heights, Skokie, Lincolnwood, and Great Lakes.

Alaska:  Akuton, King Cove, Stand Point, Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Kodiak

New Jersey:  Bergenfield

(Team, ZipAtlas.com Development, 2017)

Jobs in the US that require Tagalog - trabaho

Business: 

• Recruiter for Therapeutic Gardens in Russell Gardens, NY
• Project Manager over Cargo Operations in Houston, TX
• Interpreter in Burlington, MA
• Financial Representative in Annandale, VA
• Cargo Superintendent in Houston, TX
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Customer Service: 

• Butler/ Houseman in Manhattan, NY
• Call Center Representative in Campbell, CA

Law:

• Legal Translator in San Diego, CA
• Social Services Advisor in Long Beach, CA

Sales:

• Regional Sales Director in San Bernardino, CA
• Solar Sales Consultant in Sacramento, CA

Healthcare:

• Greivance and Appeals Coordinator in San Francisco, CA
• Behavioral Health Care Advocate in San Diego, CA
• Family Practice Physician in Carson, CA

Resources:
"Tagalog: A History of the Language of the Philippines." Living Language. November 25, 2014. Accessed March 07, 2017. http://www.livinglanguage.com/blog/2014/11/25/tagalog-a-history-of-the-language-philippines/.

Admin, Author. "Category: philippine." Indie Filipino. July 15, 2013. Accessed March 13, 2017. http://www.indiefilipino.com/category/blog/philippine/.

Thompson, Irene. "Tagalog ." About World Languages. September 27, 2015. Accessed March 09, 2017. http://aboutworldlanguages.com/tagalog.

Team, ZipAtlas.com Development. "Cities with the Highest Percentage of Filipinos in the United States." Cities with the Highest Percentage of Filipinos in the United States | Zip Atlas. Accessed March 13, 2017. http://zipatlas.com/us/city-comparison/percentage-filipino-population.htm.