Taglish

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A particular instance of Taglish Philippines, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    an informal bilingual variety of the Tagalog language that incorporates English lexis and/or vice versa Philippines, uncountable

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englog

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"Filipinos don't believe in language purity, as they mix languages, typically Tagalog and English, freely, this code-switching being called Taglish. Tagalog proper is already full of Spanish loanwords and borrowings from other languages, like Hokkien. The Philippines is under the American sphere of influence, and code-switching is how Filipinos deal with modernization. Tagalog has an "old attic" of vintage words, with which modern Filipinos are less familiar, but which are still in common use in rural areas and with old folk."

Etymology

Blend of Tagalog + English.

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