Filipino language
- noun
- /ˌfɪlɪˈpinoʊ ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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- Learning the Filipino language can help you connect with the country's rich culture.
Examples
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Many people in the Philippines communicate fluently in both English and the Filipino language.
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Filipino is the official Filipino language spoken in government offices across the Philippines.
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It's the Filipino language.
Synonyms
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The official language of the Philippines based mainly on Tagalog and other local languages
The official way of speaking in the Philippines based on Tagalog and including words from other local languages
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply names the language associated with Filipinos: combining 'Filipino' (denoting the people/national identity or the language itself) with 'language' yields 'the language of the Philippines' in a direct, compositional way. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun + noun composition that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand.
Etymology
Filipino language comes from a decision to create one common language for the Philippines. People used Tagalog as the base and added words from other local languages, Spanish and English, so Filipino language today means the country's 'official language' made from many sources.