Editing Tagalog language (section)

==Geographic distribution==
===In the Philippines===
[[File:Map of the Major Languages of the Philippines.png|thumb|center|600px|Map of the areas where Tagalog is the majority native language.]]
[[File:Brgy. Santo Angel No Dumping Sign.jpg|thumb|right|No dumping sign along the highway in the [[Laguna (province)|Laguna province]], Philippines.]]
[[File:2019-07-08 Tagalog landslide and rockslide-prone sign Limbon Indang Cavite 0671.jpg|thumb|A landslide and rockslide-prone area sign at [[Indang]], [[Cavite]].]]
[[File:CityofPalayanjf8211 03.JPG|thumb|Welcome arch to [[Palayan]], [[Nueva Ecija]].]]

According to the 2020 census conducted by the [[Philippine Statistics Authority]], there were 109 million people living in the Philippines, where the vast majority have some basic level of understanding of the language, mostly, mainly, majority or predominantly because of Filipino. The Tagalog homeland, Katagalugan, covers roughly much of the central to southern parts of the island of [[Luzon]] — particularly in [[Aurora (province)|Aurora]], [[Bataan]], [[Batangas]], [[Bulacan]], [[Cavite]], [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[Quezon]], and [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]]. Tagalog is also spoken natively by inhabitants living on the islands of [[Marinduque]] and [[Mindoro]], as well as [[Palawan]] to a lesser extent. Significant minorities are found in the other Central Luzon provinces of [[Pampanga]] and [[Tarlac]], [[Camarines Norte]] and [[Camarines Sur]] in Bicol Region, the [[Cordillera Administrative Region|Cordillera]] city of [[Baguio]] and various parts of [[Mindanao]] especially in the island's urban areas, but especially, more accurately and specifically, officially, sociolinguistically and linguistic politically as, through or in the form of Filipino. Tagalog or Filipino is also the predominant language of [[Cotabato City]] in [[Mindanao]], making it the only place outside of Luzon with a native Tagalog-speaking or also a Filipino-speaking majority. It is also the main lingua franca in [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]], but especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of Filipino.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McKenna |first=Thomas M. |url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft0199n64c&chunk.id=d0e482&toc.id=d0e359&brand=ucpress |title=Muslim Rulers and Rebels: Everyday Politics and Armed Separatism in the Southern Philippines |date=1998 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |via=UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982–2004 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807215825/https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft0199n64c&chunk.id=d0e482&toc.id=d0e359&brand=ucpress |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the 2000 Philippine Census, approximately 96% of the household population who were able to attend school could speak Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of Filipino;<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2005 |title=Educational Characteristics of the Filipinos (Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO) |url=https://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/sr05153tx.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127174205/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/sr05153tx.html |archive-date=January 27, 2008 |access-date=January 21, 2008 |website=National Statistics Office}}</ref> and about 28% of the total population spoke it natively.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Philippines: Population Expected to Reach 100 Million Filipinos in 14 Years (Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO) |date=October 16, 2002 |publisher=National Statistics Office |url=https://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2002/pr02178tx.html |access-date=January 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128222713/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2002/pr02178tx.html |archive-date=January 28, 2008}}</ref>

The following regions and provinces of the Philippines are majority Tagalog-speaking, or also overlapping with being more accurately and specifically Filipino-speaking (from north to south):
* [[Central Luzon|Central Luzon Region]]
** [[Aurora (province)|Aurora]]
** [[Bataan]]
** [[Bulacan]]
** [[Nueva Ecija]]
**[[Zambales]]
* [[Metro Manila]] (National Capital Region)
*Southern Luzon
** [[Southern Tagalog]] ([[Calabarzon]] and [[Mimaropa]])
*** [[Batangas]]
*** [[Cavite]]
*** [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]]
*** [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]]
*** [[Quezon]]
*** [[Marinduque]]
*** [[Occidental Mindoro]]
*** [[Oriental Mindoro]]
*** [[Romblon]] (While Romblomanon, Onhan, and Asi are the native languages of the province, Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of a provincial variety of Filipino, is used as the ''lingua franca'' between the various language groups.)
*** [[Palawan]] (Historically a non-Tagalog-speaking province, waves of cross-migration from various other regions, especially Calabarzon, has resulted in Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of a provincial variety of Filipino, now being the main spoken language in Palawan.)
** [[Bicol Region]] (While the [[Bikol languages]] have traditionally been the majority languages in the following provinces, heavy Tagalog influence and migration has resulted in its significant presence in these provinces and in many communities, Tagalog is now the majority language.)
*** [[Camarines Norte]]
*** [[Camarines Sur]]
* [[Bangsamoro]]
** [[Maguindanao del Norte]] and [[Maguindanao del Sur]] (While [[Maguindanao language|Maguindanao]] has traditionally been the majority language of these provinces, Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of a regional variety of Filipino, is now the main language of "mother tongue" primary education (but here as the local and regional auxiliary official Tagalog language, rather than or instead of the national and official Filipino language) in the province, the majority language in the regional center of [[Cotabato City]] (either or both Tagalog or Filipino), and the ''lingua franca'' of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM (mostly, mainly, majority or predominantly Filipino).)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maulana |first=Nash |date=August 3, 2014 |title=Filipino or Tagalog Now Dominant Language of Teaching for Maguindanaons |work=Inquirer.net |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/625918/filipino-or-tagalog-now-dominant-language-of-teaching-for-maguindanaons |access-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124203953/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/625918/filipino-or-tagalog-now-dominant-language-of-teaching-for-maguindanaons |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Davao Region]]
**[[Metro Davao]] (While [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] is the majority language of the region, a linguistic phenomenon has developed whereby local residents have either shifted to Tagalog or Filipino, or significantly mix Tagalog terms and grammar into their Cebuano speech, or especially or more accurately and specifically in the form of a regional metropolitan variety of Filipino, because older generations speak Tagalog or Filipino to their children in home settings, and Cebuano is spoken in everyday settings, making Tagalog or Filipino the secondary lingua franca. Additionally, migrations from Tagalog-speaking provinces to the area are also the contributing factors.)
*[[Soccsksargen]]
**[[North Cotabato]], [[South Cotabato]] and [[Sultan Kudarat]] (Despite [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] being the regional main lingua franca, migrations from [[Luzon]] and [[Visayas]] (including influx of migrants from Tagalog-speaking regions) to North Cotabato, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat has made Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically, as, through or in the form of a regional variety of Filipino, the secondary lingua franca between various ethnolinguistic groups on everyday basis, especially those who cannot speak and understand Hiligaynon. Signages in the region are often written in Tagalog, or especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of a regional variety of Filipino. Additionally, the language is also used in administrative functions by the local government, in education and in local media, but especially or more accurately and specifically as, through or in the form of a regional variety of Filipino, and not and not as, through nor in the form of Tagalog nor its traditional Tagalog varieties.)

Tagalog speakers are also found in other parts of the Philippines and especially, more accurately and specifically, officially, sociolinguistically and linguistic politically as and through its standardized, codified, national or nationalized, intellectualized, more linguistically inclusive, more linguistically dynamic, and expanded or broaden form of, as and through [[Filipino language|Filipino]], and the language serves as the national ''[[lingua franca]]'' of the country, but especially or more accurately and specifically as and through Filipino.

===Outside of the Philippines===
[[File:Tagalosphere.png|thumb|{{legend|#FF0000|Countries with more than 500,000 speakers}}
{{legend|#FA8077|Countries with between 100,000–500,000 speakers}}
{{legend|#FFC0CB|Countries where it is spoken by minor communities}}]]
[[File:Tagalog Information About Venom.jpg|thumb|The Tagalog caption (bottom-left) about [[venom]] at the [[California Academy of Sciences]] in [[San Francisco]] includes words that are uncommonly used in Metro Manila such as "hungkag" (hollow), "sinisila" (prey), "mapanila" (predator), "tibò" (stinger), and "kabatiran" (clue/knowledge/discernment).]]

Tagalog serves as the common language among [[Overseas Filipinos]], though its use overseas is usually limited to communication between [[Ethnic groups in the Philippines|Filipino ethnic groups]]. The largest concentration of Tagalog speakers outside the Philippines is found in the [[United States]], wherein 2020, the [[United States Census Bureau]] reported (based on data collected in 2018) that it was the fourth most-spoken non-English language at home with over 1.7 million speakers, behind [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]], and [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (with figures for [[Cantonese]] and [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] combined).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Languages&hidePreview=true&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1601&vintage=2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030015410/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Languages&hidePreview=true&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1601&vintage=2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-10-30|title=Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for United States: 2014-2018|website=census.gov}}</ref>

A study based on data from the United States Census Bureau's 2015 American Consumer Survey shows that Tagalog is the most commonly spoken non-English language after Spanish in [[California]], [[Nevada]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] states.<ref name="LosAngeles">{{Cite news |date=July 7, 2017 |title=Study: Tagalog California's Most Commonly Spoken Foreign Language After Spanish |language=en-US |work=CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/tagalog-californias-most-commonly-spoken-foreign-language/ |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413194244/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/tagalog-californias-most-commonly-spoken-foreign-language/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tagalog is one of three recognized languages in [[San Francisco]], California, along with Spanish and Chinese, making all essential city services be communicated using these languages along with English.<ref name="SF">{{Cite news |date=April 2, 2014 |title=Tagalog Certified As Third Language To Be Used In SF City Services Communications |language=en-US |work=CBS San Francisco |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/tagalog-certified-as-third-language-to-be-used-in-sf-city-services-communications/ |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416183522/https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/tagalog-certified-as-third-language-to-be-used-in-sf-city-services-communications/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, Tagalog and [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]] (which is primarily spoken in northern Philippines) are among the non-official languages of [[Hawaii]] that its state offices and state-funded entities are required to provide oral and written translations to its residents.<ref name="Hawaii01">{{Cite web |title=Office of Language Access: Find a Law |url=https://labor.hawaii.gov/ola/find-a-law/ |access-date=September 7, 2021 |website=Hawaii.gov |publisher=State of Hawaii |archive-date=September 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907174547/https://labor.hawaii.gov/ola/find-a-law/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Hawaii02">{{Cite web |title=Office of Language Access: "Free Interpreter Help" in Multi-Languages |url=https://health.hawaii.gov/ola/free-interpreter-help-in-multi-languages/ |access-date=September 7, 2021 |website=Hawaii.gov |publisher=State of Hawaii |archive-date=September 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907174547/https://health.hawaii.gov/ola/free-interpreter-help-in-multi-languages/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Election ballots in Nevada include instructions written in Tagalog, which was first introduced in the [[2020 United States presidential election in Nevada|2020 United States presidential elections]].<ref name="Nevada">{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2020 |title=Tagalog Was on the Ballot for the First Time in Nevada |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/12/we-count-voter-series-nevada-orig-jm.cnn/video/playlists/2020-presidential-election/ |access-date=September 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124203943/https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/02/12/we-count-voter-series-nevada-orig-jm.cnn/video/playlists/2020-presidential-election/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other countries with significant concentrations of overseas Filipinos and Tagalog speakers include [[Saudi Arabia]] with 938,490, [[Canada]] with 676,775, [[Japan]] with 313,588, [[United Arab Emirates]] with 541,593, [[Kuwait]] with 187,067, and [[Malaysia]] with 620,043.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distribution on Filipinos Overseas |url=https://dfa.gov.ph/distribution-of-filipinos-overseas |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=dfa.gov.ph |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103043/http://www.dfa.gov.ph/distribution-of-filipinos-overseas |url-status=live }}</ref>