Tagalog language

Tagalog /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/ (Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines, the other being English. It is related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, Ilokano, the Visayan languages, and Kapampangan, and more distantly to other Austronesian languages, such as the Formosan languages, Indonesian, Hawaiian, and Malagasy.

History

The word Tagalog is derived from the endonym taga-ilog ("river dweller"), composed of tagá- ("native of" or "from") and ílog ("river"). Very little is known about the ancient history of the language. Linguists such as Dr. David Zorc and Dr. Robert Blust speculate that the Tagalogs and other Central Philippine ethno-linguistic groups originated in Northeastern Mindanao or the Eastern Visayas.

Kingdom of Maynila

Maynila, also known as Fort Seludong (Old Malay: Kota Seludong, Jawi script: کوتا سلودوڠ), was one of three major polities that dominated the area by the lower reaches and mouth of the Pasig River before the arrival of Spanish colonizers in the 16th century. It was a vassal polity of the Bruneian Empire. It is the site of present-day Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.

Etymology

Early records claim that Maynila was named after the Yamstick Mangrove (Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, formerly named Ixora manila blanco), whose local name was "nila" or "nilad", by the time the Spanish colonizers arrived in the late 16th century. The name "maynila" itself transliterates as "There is nila (here)", and an alternative name for the place is "maynilad." Emma Helen Blair, in the multi-volume collection of Philippine documents The Philippine Islands, notes "the name Manila is derived from a Tagalog word, ' Manilad ', meaning 'a place overgrown with Nilad' which is the name of a small tree, bearing white flowers" - a description that matches Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea/Ixora manila.

Maynila (TV series)

Maynila (lit. Manila) is a Filipino drama anthology that has been broadcast on Philippine television since 1999 in GMA Network.

Originally aired Mondays-Fridays and 5-day episode per week, it presently became a weekend drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having love problems and challenges that affect every Manileño's lives. The show is hosted by former Manila mayor, secretary of DENR & current BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza. The show was originally aired on weekday (Mondays to Fridays) afternoons and moved to Saturday mornings before Sarap Diva. After the elections, Atienza went back to the show and do acting in a cameo appearance instead of hosting.

The series now airs 2009-present on Saturdays at 9:40 AM past episodes now air internationally daily through GMA Life TV.

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