Batangas Tagalog
| Batangas Tagalog | |
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| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Batangas |
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Austronesian
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Latin (Tagalog or Filipino alphabet); Historically Baybayin |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | bata1300 |
Batangas Tagalog (more properly Batangan or Batangenyo) is a dialect of the Tagalog language spoken primarily in the province of Batangas and in portions of Quezon, province of Laguna and on Mindoro island. It is characterized by a strong accent and a vocabulary and grammar closely related to ancient Tagalog. It is not customary, in colloquial Batangan, to speak Taglish (or infuse English terms, as in Manila Tagalog).
The most recognizable difference is the use of the passive imperfect in place of the present progressive tense. In Manila, this is done by inserting the infix -um- after the first syllable and repeating the first syllable. In the Batangan dialect, this form is created by adding the prefix na- to the word:
This conjugation is odd, because it would be the passive past to Manileños. The answer to Nasaan si Pedro? (Where is Pedro?) is Nakain ng isda! (He's eating a fish!). To those unfamiliar with this usage, the statement might mean "He was eaten by a fish!"; however, A Batangas Tagalog user can distinguish between the two apparently-identical forms by determining the stress in the words (nákain is eating and nakáin is eaten).
Another difference between Batangan and Manila Tagalog is the use of the verb ending -i instead of -an mo, especially in the imperative. This only occurs when the verb stands alone in a sentence or is the last word in the phrase. When another word follows, Batangueños would not use the -an form.
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This uses the absolute degree of an adjective, not heard elsewhere. It is the rough equivalent to -issimo or -issima in Italian, and is missing from other Tagalog dialects. This is done with the prefix pagka-:
Another notable characteristic of the Batangan dialect is the dual-number pronouns, referring to two things (as opposed to plural, which can be two or more). Although it has not disappeared in some other areas, this form is rarely used in the Manila dialect.
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