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Pasalubong [7] [5] — A Filipino tradition of giving gifts or souvenirs to family or friends after being away for a period of time. From Tagalog. Patis [11] — Fish sauce which is a by-product of bagoong. Pentel pen [52] [10] — Generalized trademark for color marker. Pili [30] — A Philippine tree and its edible nut. Pinakbet [44] — A ...
The loss of the /l/ phoneme can be observed in the Filipino word kutsón derived from the Spanish colchón. The loss of the /t/ phoneme can be observed in the Filipino words talino [9] (intelligence or wisdom, from Sp. talento) and tina [10] (dye, from Sp. tinta).
Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family.It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English. [2]
Philippine English (similar and related to American English) is a variety of English native to the Philippines, including those used by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos and English learners in the Philippines from adjacent Asian countries.
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.
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ / tə-GAH-log, [4] native pronunciation: [tɐˈɡaːloɡ] ⓘ; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority, mostly as or through Filipino.
Filipino is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language and serves as a lingua franca used by Filipinos of various ethnolinguistic backgrounds. [10] Republic Act 11106 declares Filipino Sign Language or FSL as the country's official sign language and as the Philippine government's official language in communicating with the Filipino Deaf. [11]
Dumatíng (has) arrived ang the lalaki. man Dumatíng ang lalaki. {(has) arrived} the man "The man arrived." ex: Nakita saw ni Juan by (the) Juan si María. (the) María Nakita {ni Juan} {si María.} saw {by (the) Juan} {(the) María} "Juan saw María." Note that in Tagalog, even proper nouns require a case marker. ex: Pupunta will go siná PL. NOM. ART Elena Elena at and Roberto Roberto sa at ...