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Taglish


Taglish is code-switching between English, similar to American English, and Tagalog, the common languages of the Philippines. Taglish is a language with a mix of Tagalog and American English.

Taglish is used by Filipinos in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is used in text messages to write more quickly.

It also has several variants, including Coño English, Jejenese and Swardspeak.

Taglish is a language of Manila created by mixing the American English and the Tagalog languages together. The language is used because Tagalog words are longer than words in American English. Example:

English action words (American English), and even some naming words, can be Tagalog action words. This is done by the addition of one or more prefixes or infixes and by the doubling of the first sound of the starting form of the action or naming word.

The English action word drive can be changed to the Tagalog word magda-drive meaning will drive (used in place of the Tagalog word magmamaneho). The English naming word Internet can also be changed to the Tagalog word nag-Internet meaning have used the Internet.

Taglish and Englog also use sentences of mixed English (American English) or Tagalog words and phrases. The conjunctions used to connect them can come from any of the two. Some examples include:


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