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  1. A pluricentric language or polycentric language is a language with several codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries.

  2. While the official view (shared by the government, the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, and a number of educators) is that Filipino and Tagalog are considered separate languages, in practical terms, Filipino may be considered the official name of Tagalog, or even a synonym of it.

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  4. Jan 15, 2024 · Religious vocabulary in the Filipino language reflects the profound influence of Christianity and Islam on the cultural and spiritual fabric of the Philippines. The prevalence of Christian beliefs is evident in the widespread use of words such as ‘simbahan’ for church, ‘Kristiyano’ for Christian, and ‘relihiyon’ for religion.

  5. A pluricentric language is a language that is used in at least two nations where it has an official status as state language, co-state language, or re­gional language with its own (codified) norms that usually contribute to the national/personal identity, making the nation a norm-setting centre by the deliberate use of the norms native to this ...

  6. Philippine languages, about 70 to 75 aboriginal languages of the Philippine Islands. They belong to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian family and are subdivided into two main subgroups—the central (or Mesophilippine) division and the northern (or Cordilleran) division—with a number of other member languages forming smaller groups or ...

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  7. Sep 1, 2016 · A pluricentric language is a language tha t is used in at least two nations where it has an official status as state language , co-state language, o r re gional language with its own (codi-

  8. Returning to the core question of the volume, new perspectives on pluricentricity, it is evident that the languages investigated in the various contributions play a central role in determining what aspects of pluricentricity are discussed. The nature of the relationship between pluricentric varieties varies between languages, depending not only ...

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