Philippine (Noun)
Meaning
Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Filipino, the officially recognized national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines, is based on the Philippine language of Tagalog.
- The Philippine language is drawing its lexicon from other languages such as English and other Philippine languages such as Cebuano and Ilocano.
- Their National Language, Filipino is a standardized variation of the Philippine language of Tagalog, enriched by a community of people who are drawn from different Philippine languages.
- Commission actually promoted the use of the Philippine language and drawing its lexicon from other native Philippine languages.
- It is intended to draw from other Philippine languages and to supersede the existing different Philippine languages.