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Pilipino

Pilipino is an Austronesian language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. On November 13, 1937, the First National Assembly[?] created the National Language Institute[?], which selected Tagalog for the basis of a new national language. In 1961, this language became known as Pilipino.

See also: Demographics of the Philippines

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