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Basic Tagalog for Foreigners and Non-Tagalogs by Paraluman S. Aspillera. Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1993. From the book: "Basic Tagalog will help the student of Tagalog achieve a fundamental proficiency in the language within a short period of time ..." The author was a professor of Filipino and Philippine Literature at the Institute of Asian Studies at the University of the Philippines. She also used to write the popular daily column "Your Tagalog Corner" in the Manila Times. Ordering information.

Concise English Tagalog Dictionary by Jose Villa Panganiban. Charles Tuttle Co., 1994. Ordering information.

Vocabulearn Tagalog/Ingles: Instant Vocabulary, Fast, Fun and Effective. Level 1/2. Audio Cassettes. Penton Overseas, 1995. Ordering information.

Tagalog-Filipino. Audio Cassette. Educational Services Corporation, 1994. Ordering information.

English-Tagalog/Tagalog-English Dictionary
by Carl Rubino, PhD
Tagalog-English/English Tagalog Dictionary
This is the best English-Tagalog dictionary I have seen so far. I use it for my onomatopoeic words of the day list at filipinolinks.com.

Tagalog Dictionary by Teresita V. Ramos. University of Hawaii Press, 1979. This dictionary is a compilation of 4,000 Tagalog roots, affixes, stems, compounds and idioms and is part of the PALI Language Texts. The author is a professor of Pilipino and Philippine Literature at the University of Hawaii and is one of the foremost authorities on teaching the Tagalog language. Ordering information.

Modern Tagalog: Grammatical Explanations and Exercises for Non-Native Speakers by Teresita V. Ramos and Resty M. Cena
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Pilipino-English English-Pilipino Phrasebook and Dictionary
(Hippocrene Concise Dictionary)
by Raymond Barrager and Jesusa Salvador
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