Dialect comparison

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.

Bulacan Tagalog

The Tagalog of Bulacan province, just north of Manila. Historically influential as a literary variety in the development of modern Filipino.

Approximate centre
14.84°, 120.81°
Manila Tagalog

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).

Approximate centre
14.60°, 120.98°

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