Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

tagalog

/təˈɡɑləɡ/

Press play to hear how to pronounce tagalog.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:05
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does tagalog mean?

noun

  1. A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
  2. a speaker of the Tagalog language

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/təˈɡɑləɡ/

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other dictionary pronunciations

/təˈɡɑlɔɡ/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

For the Tagalog version of this tale see Bayliss, (Jour.
Fay-Cooper ColeA Study in Tinguian Folk-LoreProject Gutenberg ebook #7017