Originally Posted By: The Pook
I too was fairly sure that Tagalog was a creole language from Spanish and the original native language(s) of the region. I have heard people speak it and recognise some words as identical or similar to Spanish. Perhaps some Filipinos call Filipino creole 'Tagalog' when it more properly refers to the native language itself?



Wikipedia may not be that reliable, but if it agrees with Britannica, that's OK with me. The presence of Spanish-sourced vocabulary does not make Tagalog a creole of Spanish. If it does, then English is a Spanish creole too.