Taglish
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Taglish (uncountable)
- (Philippines, linguistics) an informal bilingual variety of the Tagalog language that incorporates English lexis
Usage notes
[edit]- This bilingual code-switching phenomenon is chiefly practised in or from the Philippines, especially Metro Manila and most parts of the country where Tagalog and English are the colloquial and formal mainstream languages, among other local languages during the 20th to 21st century.
Noun
[edit]Taglish (uncountable)
- (Philippines, uncountable) A particular instance of Taglish
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Swardspeak (Taglish gay lingo)
- Bislish
- Conyo