where does tagalog language do come from and what is it’s history?

2 Comments

1. J.J. says:

   October 27, 2009 at 7:01 am

   It comes from "Proto-Malayo Polynesian", where Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, and all the other Philippine languages come from. Little is known about its history so I suggest also going to the link provided by the first answerer.

   All Philippine languages, including Tagalog, may have branched off from a common Proto-Philippine language. Striking similarities between the languages give the clue. The /euh/, /ee/, and /o/ [suffix] sounds may have come from the proto /euh/ (retained in Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kankana-ey, other Central/Northern Luzon languages). It branched off, and further separated into /ee/ (Tagalog), northward, and /o/ (Sinugboanon, Ilonggo, etc.), southward.

   Example:

   "Food"

   Pangasinan: "kanen"
   Tagalog: "pagkain"
   Ilonggo: "pagkaon"

   "Do [to]"

   Pangainan: "antoen"
   Tagalog: "anhin"
   Sinugboanon: "anhon"

   Tagalog’s history is learned alongside the history of its sibling languages. One language cannot be picked up without touching the others.

   Some cognates:

   "No"

   Pangasinan: "andi"
   Tagalog: "hindi"
   Bikolano: "dai"
   Sinugboanon: "dili"

   "Two"

   Ilocano: "dua"
   Pangasinan: "duara"
   Tagalog: "dalawa"
2. Bahoonies says:

   October 27, 2009 at 7:01 am

   It is a central Philippine language and very widely used. Apparently, very little is known about the history of the language. Have a look at the website below. It will give you a lot more information than I can.