Tagalog people
The Tagalog people (Tagalog: Mga Tagalog) are the largest single ethnic and cultural community in the Philippines. They are indigenous Austronesian natives of southern Luzon. They live mostly in Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions. They are also many in Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Marinduque, and Mindoro.
Katagalugan Lahing Tagalog | |
|---|---|
 A maginoo (nobility) couple, both wearing blue-colored clothing articles (blue being the distinctive color of their class), c. 16th century. | |
| Total population | |
| 28,273,666 (2020 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Philippines(Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Mimaropa) | |
| Languages | |
| Tagalog (Filipino), English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (mostly Catholic), minority Islam, Buddhism, Anitism (Tagalog religion) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Filipino ethnic groups, other Austronesian peoples |
Language
They speak Tagalog as first language. Tagalog is base of national Filipino language. Most Filipinos learn it in school or media. They also use English and Taglish (mix of both). Dialects include Batangas Tagalog, Tayabas Tagalog, Bulacan Tagalog and many more.
History
"Tagalog" is believed to mean "people from the river." These indigenous people came from Taiwan area long ago, around 4,000 BCE. They had datus and barangays. They traded with Chinese before Spanish. Tagalogs led fights against Spanish in 1896 and Americans later.
Culture and food
Tagalogs love festivals with dances, plays, and food. Foods: kinilaw, sinigang, bibingka. They do bayanihan - group help. Most are Catholic but some keep old indigenous ways.
Tagalog People Media
Tagalogs are shown in red in this map.
Tagalogs, like other lowland coastal Philippine communities, engaged in trade elsewhere in Southeast Asia and beyond for millennia
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the oldest record of Tagalog polities and their syncretic beliefs and culture with Hindu-Buddhism
A map of the Tagalog polities around modern-day Metro Manila by 1570.
Flag used during the Philippine Revolution which is mainly used by the Tagalog revolutionaries.
Andrés Bonifacio, one of the founders of Katipunan.
Sinigang, a popular Filipino stew originating from the Tagalogs, is commonly served in many variations throughout the country.
Costume typical of a family belonging to the Principalía wearing barong tagalog and baro't saya
References
- ↑ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.