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Vowel changes can be observed to some of the Spanish words upon adoption into the Filipino language, such as an /i/ to /a/ vowel shift observed in the Filipino word pamintá, which came from the Spanish word pimienta, [5] and a pre-nasal /e/ to /u/ vowel shift observed in several words such as unanò (from Sp. enano) and umpisá (from Sp. empezar).
This word is shared with British English. Course [18] — Academic degree. Shared with British English partly due to the Spanish word curso and its borrowed form in many Philippine languages. Cutex [10] — Nail polish. Dean's lister [39] — A person awarded a dean's list; Despedida party [7] [5] — A farewell party. The word despedida is a ...
Siyokoy is a term coined by Virgilio Almario that refers to Filipino-language hybrid words seemingly derived from both English and Spanish. [1] The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino under the administration of Almario has considered siyokoy words to be improper and therefore its use discouraged.
The Tagalog–English dictionary contains about 16,000 Tagalog main words, 21,000 derivatives and 30,000 translated sentences that illustrate the use of the words. For some entries, synonyms and explanatory notes are added. [2] The English–Tagalog dictionary contains more than 14,000 main English entries and an addition of 40,000 nuances ...
The words Taglish and Englog are portmanteaus of the words Tagalog and English. The earliest use of the word Taglish dates back to 1973, while the less common form Tanglish is recorded from 1999. [1] Taglish is widely used in the Philippines, but is also used by Filipinos in overseas communities.
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Um.. there is a dialect of Enlgish called 'Philippine English', because firstly, a variation of a language can be called a dialect when a person from another region who speaks the same language can't understand some parts of that language for example, C.R. for most Austalians, Canadians, British, American, New Zealand and etc. people ( who dont ...
Ten thousand words were contributed to INL. [11] Such dictionary was published in 1966, [12] with 13,000 copies eventually sold out by 1970. [11] Panganiban, as an author, stated that among approximately 30,000 Filipino word roots, some are of foreign origins, proving that a third of the words being used are loanwords. [12]