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Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; 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, and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English.
The largest concentration of Tagalog speakers outside the Philippines is found in the United States, wherein 2020, the United States Census Bureau reported (based on data collected in 2018) that it was the fourth most-spoken non-English language at home with over 1.7 million speakers, behind Spanish, French, and Chinese (with figures for ...
Except for English, Spanish, Chavacano and varieties of Chinese ( Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin ), all of the languages belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. The following are the four Philippine languages with more than five million native speakers: [44] Tagalog. Cebuano.
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Oro ( transl. Gold) is a 2016 Filipino film written and directed by Alvin Yapan, starring Irma Adlawan, Mercedes Cabral, and Joem Bascon. [2] The film, which was produced by Feliz Film Productions and distributed by Solar Pictures, [3] was an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival. [2] [4] The film was based on the 2014 murder of ...
Feb 27, 2024 · In the Filipino queer language, however, dog show means making fun of someone. Thus, in the Filipino queer language, ‘dog show’ has a negative implication, for it is associated with ‘gaguhan’ (foolishness) and ‘ululan’ (howling but also used as a term to refer to craziness and foolishness).
S. Sentro ng Wikang Filipino. Siyokoy (linguistics) Categories: Languages of the Philippines. Tagalog dialects. Tagalog language. Hidden category: Wikipedia categories named after languages.
The Tagalog Wikipedia was launched on December 1, 2003, [citation needed] as the first Wikipedia in a language of the Philippines . As of February 3, 2011, it has more than 50,000 articles. [2] Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on October 20, 2007, while Pasko sa Pilipinas ( Christmas in the Philippines) became the 15,000th article on ...
