tagalog
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtæɡəlɑɡ
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Definition
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noun
chiefly cebu
A speaker of the Tagalog language
A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
A language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.
A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
The language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
adjective
Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
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