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An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
v. t. e. 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.
Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa ( Filipino for "For God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 1] or "For the Love of God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 2]) is the national motto of the Philippines. Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the ...
Cebuano (/ s ɛ ˈ b w ɑː n oʊ / se-BWAH-noh) [2] [3] [4] is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines.It is natively, though informally, called by its generic term Bisayâ or Binisayâ ([biniːsaˈjaʔ]) (both terms are translated into English as Visayan, though this should not be confused with other Bisayan languages) [a] and sometimes referred to in English sources as ...
Philippines. Language. Tagalog. Subject (s) Language. " Sa Aking Mga Kabatà " (English: To My Fellow Youth) is a poem about the love of one's native language written in Tagalog. It is widely attributed to the Filipino national hero José Rizal, who supposedly wrote it in 1868 at the age of eight. [ 1] There is not enough evidence, however, to ...
An Ilocano speaker, recorded in the United States. Ilocano (also Ilokano; / iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ /; [ 6] Ilocano: Pagsasao nga Ilokano) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua franca by the Igorot people and also by the native settlers of Cagayan Valley. It is the third most-spoken native ...
The indigenous language of the Tagalog people is Tagalog, which has evolved and developed over time. Baybayin is the indigenous Tagalog writing system. In the modern day, few people know how to read and write in baybayin; it is instead is artistically expressed in calligraphy, drawing new forms and from old writings. [83] [84]
Even the premise is a bit comedic; a woman whose name is sometimes shortened to Dolly holding her husband’s sex doll, who’s name is Zoey, meaning life. (“Dolores,” in case you’re ...