Classical Tagalog

proper noun

The pre-modern stage of the Tagalog language written primarily in the Latin script during the Spanish colonial period heavily influenced by Spanish, Hokkien Chinese (Early Manila Hokkien), and Japanese elements, which later developed into Modern Tagalog, also known as Filipino, following linguistic reforms in the early 20th century.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The pre-modern stage of the Tagalog language written primarily in the Latin script during the Spanish colonial period heavily influenced by Spanish, Hokkien Chinese (Early Manila Hokkien), and Japanese elements, which later developed into Modern Tagalog, also known as Filipino, following linguistic reforms in the early 20th century.

    Generally they are no longer productive, and cannot be used for derivation either in Classical Tagalog or Classical Arabic.

    2013, Jean-Paul G. Potet, Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 82–83
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APA

Classical Tagalog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Tagalog

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“Classical Tagalog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Tagalog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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