Questions tagged [tagalog]
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I used to know a Belgian guy who would say "Hoy!" exactly the same way Filipinos do. Is there some kind of historical connection or just coincidence?
He was French Belgian. Is that a word they commonly say, or was he just a weirdo? If the former, are these Belgians somehow using the same etymologically identical "hoy" as Filipinos? How ...
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How is the Filipino expression “salamat” related to the Arabic?
Salamat in Filipino means “thank you”.
In the Arabic form, the word is in the feminine plural salāmat سلامت from the singular salāmah . Salamat in Arabic is equivalent to peace and blessings (a ...
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The letter "Ng" in Filipino/Tagalog and its Unicode value
In Wikipedia, the letter Ng is listed as one of the 28 letters of the Filipino alphabet. However, when I click on the link to go to Ng's page, I get to a list of digraphs. I'm not a linguist, but as ...
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What is the most accepted way to refer to the Filipino (or Tagalog, Pilipino) language?
The context is the top bar of a website that also has the names of other languages spelled out in their native script/letters.
Like this:
English | Español | tiếng Việt | 汉语 | Filipino
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