a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
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the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
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Tagalog \Ta*ga"log\, n. 1. (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of the leading and most civilized of those native of the Philippine Islands. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay family of languages and is one of the most highly developed members of the family. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The 12-song album features four solos by Mrs. Marcos _ including "Feelings" and three songs sung in the Philippine language Tagalog _ and a duet with Ms. Papin, who produced the album.
There's also a selection of Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and Tagalog songs.
"When I was taken there was no sign of any Japanese, and the Filipinos spoke among themselves in Tagalog.
She delivered most of the speech in Tagalog, the main Philippine language, using an earthy accent and phrases associated with uneducated Filipinos.
In 1973, when he was president, Ferdinand E. Marcos mandated a policy of using English and Filipino, a Malay language based on the Tagalog dialect, in elementary and high schools.