In connection with the use of Filipino, or specifically the promotion of the nati onal
language, the related term Tadalista is frequently used. While the word Tadalista literally means "one who specializes in Tagalog language or culture" or a "Tagalog specialist", in the context of the debates on the national language and "Imperial Manila", the word Tagalista is used as a reference to "people who promote or would promote the primacy of Tagalog at the expense of [the] other [Philippine] indigenous tongues".Filipino is constitutionally designated as the national language of the Philippines and, along with English, as one of the two official languages.