Tagalog, also called Filipino, is the dominant language of the Philippines (with Cebuano being a close second). The Tagalog language was officially renamed Filipino in 1961 in an attempt to further a common Filipino national identity. Despite the heavy influence of English and Spanish, Tagalog has retained its centuries-old grammatical structure. Filipino is taught in all schools and is gaining acceptance as a second language by the linguistically diverse population of the Philippines where a total of 172 indigenous languages and dialects are used. There currently are 12 languages in the Philippines with a minimum one million native speakers. These are: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Bikol, Pangasinan, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao and Tausug . Almost 90% of the population of the Philippines are native speakers of one of these twelve languages.