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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.
member of the board of directors of an association or company. bold. (adjective) implying or associated with pornography (as in bold film, and bold star ); (noun) pornography. (adjective) courageous; brave. brownout. blackout; power outage. sudden drop in voltage. Also used in Commonwealth English varieties. [1] [2]
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.
Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [20] especially when mixed with other profanity.
It is the primary language of pre-colonial Tondo, Namayan and Maynila. The language originated from the Proto-Philippine language and evolved to Classical Tagalog, which was the basis for Modern Tagalog. Old Tagalog uses the Tagalog script or Baybayin, one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines .
Individual success was attributed to the power of the deities with whom they identified, and who took possession of them in their frenzied dancing. The Tagalog word “olak” according to Ferdinand Blumentritt is a term for the trembling of the whole body of the catalona, when she becomes possessed by the devil (anito).
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Palauan ( a tekoi er a Belau [3]) is a Malayo-Polynesian language native to the Republic of Palau, where it is one of the two official languages, alongside English. It is widely used in day-to-day life in the country.
Hispanicized form of bakolod, an old Hiligaynon word for "hill" in reference to the hilly area in the city that is now the barangay of Granada. Bacoor. Cavite. Hispanicized form of bacood, derived from the Tagalog word which means "fence." [1] Bago. Negros Occidental. from bago-bago, a local shrub. Baguio.
Kilig. In the context of Philippine culture, the Tagalog word "kilig" refers to the feeling of excitement due to various love circumstances . [1] The term kilig can also refer to feeling butterflies in one's stomach, and the feeling of being flushed that only a certain person can make one feel. It is a romantic excitement.
Jejemon. Jejemon ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛdʒɛmɔ̝n]) is a popular culture phenomenon in the Philippines. [1] The Philippine Daily Inquirer describes Jejemons as a "new breed of hipster who have developed not only their own language and written text but also their own subculture and fashion." [2] [3]