Tagalog
noun
Ta·ga·log
tə-ˈgä-ˌlȯg 
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of a people of central Luzon
2
: an Austronesian language of the Tagalog people compare Filipino sense 3
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In Chicago, voters can choose to vote in one of 12 languages on touchscreen machines: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
The application is now translated into the languages spoken most frequently in California: Spanish, Armenian, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Similarly, brands looking to engage with Asian American Gen-Z could leverage culturally relevant content in languages like Mandarin, Korean or Tagalog while also reflecting the cultural values and traditions important to these communities.
—Aldo Quevedo, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Applications are available online in 10 languages — English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese — and printed versions can be found at DMV offices.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
In this manner, speakers of Chickasaw, Tagalog, Urdu, Russian, English and other languages perceive reality differently from one another.
—Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Growing up in a biracial household in a small town in Washington, her Filipino mother dissuaded her from learning Tagalog and their traditions, hoping her daughter would assimilate better in America.
—Laura Sirikul, Variety, 4 May 2024
The site provides links to the application in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
The application is now translated into the languages spoken most frequently in California: Spanish, Armenian, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Similarly, brands looking to engage with Asian American Gen-Z could leverage culturally relevant content in languages like Mandarin, Korean or Tagalog while also reflecting the cultural values and traditions important to these communities.
—Aldo Quevedo, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Applications are available online in 10 languages — English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese — and printed versions can be found at DMV offices.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
In this manner, speakers of Chickasaw, Tagalog, Urdu, Russian, English and other languages perceive reality differently from one another.
—Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Growing up in a biracial household in a small town in Washington, her Filipino mother dissuaded her from learning Tagalog and their traditions, hoping her daughter would assimilate better in America.
—Laura Sirikul, Variety, 4 May 2024
The site provides links to the application in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Tagalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tagalog. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Tagalog
noun
Ta·ga·log
tə-ˈgäl-əg
-ˌȯg
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of a people of the Philippine island of Luzon
2
: the language of the Tagalog people
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