Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢@wlf_warren @net The pronunciation is ta-ga-log (o as in lo not lag). The etymology of "Tagalog" is "taga ilog" or in English "of the river" or "taga tabing ilog", which is in English "of the riverbanks".
"ilog" is ee-log (o as in lo)
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Also, the #Filipino language is actually a separate language than #Tagalog. The Filipino language is a #conlang. It was primarily based on Manileño or the Manila dialect of Tagalog. There are other dialects of Tagalog, like Batangeño as spoken in Batangas; and Marinduqueño as spoken in Marinduque.
Batangas is generally known as the birthplace of Tagalog. But recent discoveries and studies has shown the actual birthplace was in Western Marinduque. Marinduqueño, to this day, retains almost all the rules of original Tagalog as well as many of what Manileño speakers considers "old Tagalog" words. Marinduqueño is so preserve, if they speak in pure original Tagalog, those in Manila and those who speak Filipino (since it as was based on Manileño), will barely understand them.
Back to Filipino. Since it was created, it already diverged from Manileño a lot.
The confusion is because Manileño, or the Manila dialect of Tagalog, is practically gone and replaced by Filipino. However, one cannot say that Batangeño, Caviteño (Cavite Tagalog), Marinduqueño, to mention a few other Tagalog dialects, are the same as Filipino or was replaced. That did not happen. Only Manileño was replaced and forgotten.
Lastly, Filipino is the National language. While Tagalog is one of eight "Major Languages" as stated in our 1987 Constitution (current).
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