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1 day ago · Tagalog: Magandang umaga. Ilocano: Naimbag a bigatmo. English: I love you. Tagalog: Mahal kita. Ilocano: Ayayaten ka. Biag ni Lam-ang (The Life of Lam-ang) is a famous epic of the Ilocano people. Popular Ilocano songs in the Philippines are Pamulinawen (about a stone-hearted lady) and Manang Biday (an “older sister” named Biday).
5 days ago · These dialects make the Filipino language unique. They show the culture and history of the Filipino people. Tagalog is the main dialect and the base of the national language. Many people speak Tagalog, and it’s used in government, media, and schools. Most of the Filipino vocabulary and rules come from Tagalog. There are other important ...
2 days ago · The choice of Filipino as the national language was a key move to keep Philippine languages alive. It stresses the role of language in cultural identity and connects different communities. While Filipino is official, the many native languages across the islands are still celebrated, keeping alive the traditions, stories, and lifestyles.
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4 days ago · 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 ...
- 7.8 million (2010), 9.1 million total speakers, 4th most spoken native language in the Philippines
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1 day ago · A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [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.
- 28 million (2022), 82 million total speakers (2022)
4 days ago · Bicolano Words. Bicol is a region in the Philippines whose people and language are called Bicolano ( Bikolano ). The language is distinct from Tagalog. Here are a few Bicolano words, alongside Tagalog and English translations, so you can see the difference! Bicolano. Tagalog. English. dai. hindi.
2 days ago · Baybayin ( ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]; also formerly known as alibata) is a Philippine script. The script is an abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. Geographically, it was widely used in Luzon and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th centuries before ...
