Tagalog Language
Linguistic Classification Tagalog is an Austronesian language within the Malayo-Polynesian branch, primarily spoken by the Tagalog people. โ
Number of Speakers Approximately 43.1 million native speakers as of 2020, making it the most spoken native language in the Philippines. โ
Official Status Serves as the foundation for Filipino, the national language and one of the two official languages of the Philippines, alongside English. โ
Geographical Distribution Predominantly spoken in central and southern Luzon, including Metro Manila, and as a second language throughout the Philippines. โ