Check out my new article 〈Why Tagalog and Filipino Are Two Distinct Languages〉 #offprint
https://dalisay.offprint.app/a/3mkoebgenqj23-why-tagalog-and-filipino-are-two-distinct-languages
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'Times may be getting tougher, but a hell of a lot of people are committed to doing good. And the best of the good is the #nature that makes up our planet.' ▶️ https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/718b5dba-b9d3-448b-96a7-38e99d4ef017
My new blog post about #writing in hard times, developing a story, messy mind palace rooms, #accents, and the sweet poison of #passion. @writers @writing
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Anyone else in the fediverse who does fieldwork in #linguistics ? #languages #language #indigenouslanguages #minoritylanguages (if you have suggestions for hashtags that will help me find other field linguists, please add them in a comment to this toot)
In the Filipino language (n.b. All Philippine languages!), a change in pronunciation changes the meaning of a word. Here's an example which is ambigous in written form without proper Filipino diacritics.
「Labi ng labi ang labi sa labi.」
「The Filipino language belongs to the people who speak it, not the books that dictate it.」
「A writing script is a reflection of the spoken language.」
An example of code-mixing 3 languages naturally in: Chinese, Philippine English, and Filipino.
Only multilinguals are wired with a skill in smoothly code-mixing 2 or more languages in daily conversations.
17 yrs ago today, I released a #Baybayin chart still shared today. This June 12, 2026, for #Philippines Independence Day, I'm releasing another language script for my fellow Filipinos: #SuratInawa or The Living Script!
How to write "drama" in Surat Inawa (The Living Script): 듸라마 (dra·ma). In Hangeul or Hangul, it's written as 드라마 (deu·ra·ma).
Learn more about #SuratInawa here: https://inawa.youronly.one
〈Why Tagalog and Filipino Are Two Distinct Languages〉, debunking the myths about the Filipino and Tagalog languages once and for all.
https://austronesian.youronly.one/filipino-tagalog-languages
The beauty of the Surat Inawa alphabet writing system is that it's strictly phonetic. Consider the following:
- 필리핀싀 (Philippines; aspirated P)
- 필리핀싀 (Pilipins; unaspirated P)
- 필리피낫 (Pilipinas; unaspirated P)