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Old Tagalog

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The Sound of the 17th Cent. Classical Tagalog (Numbers, Words & Sample Text)

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The Sound of the Old Indo-Philippine Language (Laguna Copperplate Inscription)

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MODERN TAGALOG & CLASSICAL TAGALOG (The Lord's Prayer)

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The Sound of the Filipino language (Numbers, Greetings & The Parable)

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The Sound of the Philippine Spanish dialect (Numbers, Greetings, Words & Story)

Old Tagalog is the earliest form of the Tagalog language and was the language of Central and Southern Luzon during the Classical period in Luzon. It is the language of Tondo, Namayan, state of Ma-i, Rajahnate of Maynila, and other regions of the northern Philippines. The language originated from the Proto-Philippine language and evolved to Classical Tagalog, which was the basis for Modern Tagalog.
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