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  2. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Dialect – Any of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog (Original meaning: a variety of a standard language) Double-deck — A bunk bed. (Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a ...

  3. Bautista, Pangasinan - Wikipedia

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    Bautista was dubbed "mercancia" or "Melting Pot" (where cargoes due to Camiling, Tarlac were traded via the Agno River or by train). The municipality was truly a melting pot, indicative of which is the diversity of people's dialects and languages. The residents of the town were Pangasinenses, Ilocanos, Tagalogs, Pampangos, Chinese and Spanish.

  4. Bautista - Wikipedia

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    Bautista (Spanish for "baptist") is a Spanish language name. It may be used either as a surname or as a given name, often in reference to John the Baptist . Notable people with this name include:

  5. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...

  6. Languages of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Republic Act 11106 declares Filipino Sign Language or FSL as the country's official sign language and as the Philippine government's official language in communicating with the Filipino Deaf. [ 11 ] While Filipino is used for communication across the country's diverse linguistic groups and in popular culture , the government operates mostly ...

  7. Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines

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    Tagalog Unbound Bible, a public domain translation of John and James. Ang Bible: Pinoy Version, 2018, a dynamic ecumenical New Testament translation written in contemporary Filipino language or Taglish published by the Philippine Bible Society. It caters for millennial Filipino youths and it is the first Filipino bible printed in journalling ...

  8. Pangasinan language - Wikipedia

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    Pangasinan (Pangasinense) is an Austronesian language, and one of the eight major languages of the Philippines.It is the primary and predominant language of the entire province of Pangasinan and northern Tarlac, on the northern part of Luzon's central plains geographic region, most of whom belong to the Pangasinan ethnic group.

  9. List of Philippine place names of Spanish origin - Wikipedia

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    Bautista, Pangasinan (derived from San Juan Bautista, Spanish name for "Saint John the Baptist") Benito Soliven, Isabela (Spanish name. Named after Filipino politician Benito T. Soliven.) Bien Unido, Bohol ("well united") Bilar, Bohol (named after the municipality of Elvillar in the Basque Country, Spain.) Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental (Spanish ...