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Filipino Headstart - Tape 01 - Module 01 Unit 01

Filipino Headstart - Tape 02 - Module 01 Unit 02

Filipino Headstart - Tape 03 - Module 01 Unit 03

Filipino Headstart - Tape 04 - Module 02 Unit 01

Filipino Headstart - Tape 05 - Module 02 Unit 02

Filipino Headstart - Tape 06 - Module 02 Unit 03

Filipino Headstart - Tape 07 - Module 03 Unit 01

Filipino Headstart - Tape 08 - Module 03 Unit 02

Filipino Headstart - Tape 09 - Module 04 Unit 01

Filipino Headstart - Tape 10 - Module 04 Unit 02

Filipino Headstart - Tape 11 - Module 04 Unit 03 - Module 05 Unit 01

Filipino Headstart - Tape 12 - Module 05 Unit 02-03

Filipino Headstart - Tape 13 Test Tape

327 Pages of Free Lessons
662 Minutes of Free Audios
338228 KBs of Free Material
DLI Filipino Language Course - Filipino Headstart - Image The Filipino (Tagalog) course is designed to give you a full immersion into the culture of the Filipinos. It covers not only the different aspects of the language but also the subtitles of how the language is used in a cultural context within the Philippines.
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV (CALABARZON and MIMAROPA), of Bulacan and of Metro Manila. 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 Ilokano, Bisayan, and Kapampangan. Tagalog is not a tonal language. The word Tagalog derived from tagailog, from tagá- meaning "native of" and ilog meaning "river". Thus, it means "river dweller". Very little is known about the history of the language.
Tagalog is spoken in: Philippines
Tagalog has no known alternate names.

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