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  2. Siyokoy (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The stance against siyokoy words is instituted in the KWF Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat style guide, which was written by Almario as KWF chair. [2] Almario, who has been critical of siyokoy words since 1976, is more tolerant of jejemon and bekimon , which he characterize as "cultured language" meant to be intelligible by everyone and thus are ...

  3. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    Many of the Hindi and Urdu equivalents have originated from Sanskrit; see List of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many loanwords are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin, with some of the latter being in turn of Arabic or Turkic origin. In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes ...

  4. Taglish - Wikipedia

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    Hindi kó maíntindihán ang paksâ ng pagtuturò niya. Hindi kó ma-understand ang topic ng lecture niya. [8] Could you fax your estimate tomorrow. Pakipadalá na lang ng tantiyá mo sa akin bukas. Paki-fax na lang ng estimate mo sa akin bukas. [8] Eat now or else, you will not get fat. Kumain ka na ngayon, kundi, Hindi ka tátabâ. Eat now or ...

  5. Hinglish - Wikipedia

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    A fair share of the words borrowed into English from Indian languages were themselves borrowed from Persian or Arabic. An example of this is the widely used English word 'pyjamas' which originates from Persian paejamah, literally "leg clothing," from pae "leg" (from PIE root *ped- "foot") + jamah "clothing, garment." [21]

  6. Filipino styles and honorifics - Wikipedia

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    The president and vice-president may also be informally addressed as "Mister/Madam President or Vice-President" in English and is sometimes informally referred to as Ang Mahál na Pangulo or Ang Mahál na Pangalawang Pangulo. [c] Presently, noble titles are rarely used outside of the national honors system and as courtesy titles for Moro nobility.

  7. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    English words borrowed by Tagalog are mostly modern and technical terms, but some English words are also used for short usage (many Tagalog words translated from English are very long) or to avoid literal translation and repetition of the same particular Tagalog word. English makes the second largest foreign vocabulary of Tagalog after Spanish ...

  8. Swardspeak - Wikipedia

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    Swardspeak uses elements from Tagalog, English, Spanish, and some from Japanese, as well as celebrities' names and trademark brands, giving them new meanings in different contexts. [4] It is largely localized within gay communities , making use of words derived from the local languages, including Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Kapampangan , Pangasinan ...

  9. Hiligaynon language - Wikipedia

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    May EXIST idô dog (a)ko 1SG May idô (a)ko EXIST dog 1SG I have a dog. Hiligaynon linkers When an adjective modifies a noun, the linker nga links the two. Example: Ido nga itom 'black dog' Sometimes, if the linker is preceded by a word that ends in a vowel, glottal stop or the letter N, it becomes acceptable to contract it into -ng, as in Filipino. This is often used to make the words sound ...