Tagalog
Let an agent explain Tagalog, relay its family, varieties, script and relation to Filipino from language sources, describe the varieties its aliases name, and distinguish Tagalog from Filipino and from other Philippine languages.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Tagalog, relay its family, varieties, script and relation to Filipino from language sources, describe the varieties its aliases name, and distinguish Tagalog from Filipino and from other Philippine languages.
An Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, chiefly in the region around Manila and southern Luzon, and the basis of Filipino, the standardised national language of the Philippines; the registry aliases name regional varieties such as Batangas, Bulacan and Tayabas Tagalog and the Baybayin script historically used to write it. Tagalog and Filipino are closely related but not identical, since Filipino is the standardised form drawing on Tagalog, and the topic is treated respectfully.
What it is for: Not applicable; a language.
It can be explain the language and its family; relay varieties and script; explain its relation to Filipino; distinguish it from other Philippine languages.
Distinguishing features
Austronesian language
Basis of Filipino
Regional varieties
Historic Baybayin script
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a spoken language, written today in the Latin alphabet and historically in Baybayin.
Physical character
family: Austronesian note
region: Manila and southern Luzon note
registry parent: Tagalogic note
How it is recognised
Austronesian language of the Manila region
Batangas, Bulacan, Tayabas Tagalog, Baybayin script, Filipino
Filipino is the standardised national language based on Tagalog; Cebuano and Ilocano are other Philippine languages
Related models
is a kind of - related
is the basis of -
is contrasted with -
is written in - historically
In practice
Families and kinds
Batangas Tagalog
Bulacan Tagalog
Tayabas Tagalog
Filipino standard
Standards and regulation
National language standardisation for Filipino
Failure modes and hazards
Conflating Tagalog and Filipino
Ignoring regional varieties
Confusing with other Philippine languages
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Tagalog is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Tagalog, and how does it relate to and differ from Filipino? definition
- Is the question about Tagalog itself or the national language Filipino? boundary
Varieties
Varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are the Batangas, Bulacan and Tayabas varieties? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Language Language.
Sources.
Family
Language family.
Family
Family.
- Where does Tagalog sit in the Austronesian family? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What are notable features of Tagalog grammar? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Writing Writing.
Sources.
Baybayin
Baybayin script.
Baybayin
Baybayin.
- What is the Baybayin script historically used for Tagalog? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Latin
Latin alphabet.
Latin
Latin.
- How is Tagalog written in the Latin alphabet today? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Context.
Context.
Filipino
National language.
Filipino
Filipino.
- How was Filipino standardised from Tagalog? provenance
- Which entry fits Filipino? action
Speakers
Speakers.
Speakers
Speakers.
- Where and by how many is Tagalog spoken? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should Filipino be a separate entry?
- How should varieties be documented?
- How should the Baybayin script be linked?