The Tagalog of Bulacan province, just north of Manila. Historically influential as a literary variety in the development of modern Filipino.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 14.84°, 120.81°
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Bulacan Tagalog vs Manila Tagalog
Compare two dialects of Tagalog side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Filipino · Standard Tagalog
The Manila-area variety that forms the basis of Filipino, the national language of the Philippines. Heavily mixed with English in everyday speech (Taglish).
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 14.60°, 120.98°
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