#philippine language

[vampiresister]

"Ang wikang Ingles ay parang mabigat at makapal na lambong o piring na humahadlang sa makasariling pananaw at sinisiguro ang pagsang-ayon at pagpapasailalim sa pagdodomina ng Estados Unidos sa atin. Ang bisa ng imperiyalismong ito'y nasa paggamit ng Ingles bilang wikang panturo at wikang opisyal, sa madaling salita, wika ng kapangyarihan."

— Consuelo J. Paz, Wika ng Naghaharing Uri (1996)

[ano-po]

And Tagalogs were like, you know what, let's make our language harder to learn. Thank.

[vampiresister]

"Kailangang maisaloob ng bawat Filipino sa iba't-ibang rehiyon ng ating kapuluan na kabahagi siya ng mahalagang hakbang sa pagbuo ng wikang pambansa. Ang kaniyang kinagisnang wika ... ang pinakakongkretong manipestasyon ng kaniyang katutubong pakatao... Nasa kaganapan ng wikang Filipino ang pagkabuo ng pagkataong Filipino."

— Michael M. Coroza, mula sa Ambagan 2013: Mga Salita Mula sa Iba't-ibang Wika sa Filipinas

[ano-po]

Trying to break Filipino sentence structure be like

Fuck. What? So it's not really VSO. Thank. Eazy.

More verbs. Fucking verbs. The Uma-Um-a.

Oh. The confusing usage of the word "Ang" as article and intensifier. Now, an in-focus word. Thank.

A lot did say Filipino is pretty complicated. I had a hard time learning it, even for a local. That's why I salute Filipino Language scholars. This language has more elements that is not present in most languages.

Believe me when I say German and Swedish are a lot easier than Filipino.

Oh, but if you're learning, we'll understand if you use the inverted structure even if you sound ancient. We know the inverted structure is more intuitive, and we'll probably appreciate you for trying.

(I will add the youtube link later)

[ano-po]

It's amazing that the Filipino alphabet doesn't have the letter 'F' and yet we are called Filipinos in a country called The Philippines.

And that we have no 'Z' and yet a major group of islands is called Luzon.

And that we have no 'V' but out central group of islands is called Visayas.

[ano-po]

Filipino Lesson #4 [Tagalog]

SUMPA can have two meanings depending on moral purpose.

It can mean CURSE or GRAVE PROMISE.

"Isinusumpa ko" can mean "I curse" or "I gravely promise". It depends on the context, but putting different nouns can distinguish them.

Isinusumpa kita - means I curse you.

Isinusumpa ko sa'yo - means I gravely promise you.

Why would I say 'gravely promise' instead of just 'promise'?

The things is, using SUMPA for promise means you are definitely taking this promise seriously that you are willing to die for it.

There's a lighter and more casual way to say promise: Pangako.

(for all random lessons, click ano-po filipino lessons on the tags below)

[ano-po]

Filipino Lesson #10

"Oh!"

Thank for the follow, and for tolerating my dumb peenoise ass. For that, I present you the lessons in comic form, because i think it's more fun this way.

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[ano-po]

Para daw akong kislap ibigin

Mainit, puno ng alab at damdamin

Kakaiba, nakaka-adik kapiling

Mistulang langit, ngunit mistulang hangin

Mabilis mawala sa isip at paningin

Sinasabi kong ito ang nais kong pagmamahal

Malalim na pananampalataya

Na tila'y ako'y mataas na diwata

Parating may tawa, parating may init, parating may luha,

Ngunit sa maalong dagat, ang dalampasigan ay madaling masira.

[poem I wrote inspired by anon's story]