Filipino language

Filipino (English: /ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnoʊ/ ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family. It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English. It is a standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago. The 1987 Constitution mandates that Filipino be further enriched and developed by the other languages of the Philippines.

This article is about the national language of the Philippines. For an overview of all languages spoken in the Philippines, see Languages of the Philippines.

Filipino
Manila Tagalog
Wikang Filipino
Pronunciation[ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]
Native toPhilippines
RegionAll of the regions of the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers in the archipelago
EthnicityFilipinos
Native speakers
see Tagalog language
Austronesian
Early forms
Proto-Philippine
  • Old Tagalog
    • Tagalog
Writing system
Latin (Filipino alphabet)
Philippine Braille
Official status
Official language in
 Philippines
Recognised minority
language in
 United States
 Malaysia
 United Arab Emirates
Regulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2fil
ISO 639-3fil
Glottologfili1244
Linguasphere31-CKA-aa
  Countries with more than 500,000 speakers
  Countries with between 100,000–500,000 speakers
  Countries where it is spoken by minor communities

Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is also common among Austronesian languages. It has head-initial directionality. It is an agglutinative language but can also display inflection. It is not a tonal language and can be considered a pitch-accent language and a syllable-timed language. It has nine basic parts of speech.

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