Tagalog
Tagalog is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Austronesian language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Austronesian language family; basis of the standardized national Filipino language. Latin script today, historically written in the Baybayin script.
6 Levels of Analysis for Tagalog
Other Austronesian languages
Frequently asked about Tagalog
What language family does Tagalog belong to?
Austronesian.
At which levels can I analyse Tagalog?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Tagalog one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.