In 1939 a language based on Tagalog became this country's official language
[DOC] [TLE] Tagalog language - Wikipedia [PAR] Tagalog (/tl/; Tagalog pronunciation: [talo]) is an 
Austronesian language ... Proto-Philippine *ajan (name) and *hajk (kiss) 
became Tagalog ngalan ... Tagalog was declared the official language by the first 
constitution in the ...