And is it fitting to be the Nat'l language?
2007-12-06 14:09:31 · 8 answers · asked by Roo 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
Yes to both. Our tongue is versatile enough to speak any language fluently and without an accent.
2007-12-14 08:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's far from being versatile. Just reading computer and kumpyuter is laughable. Why do you have to change the spelling of the word if only the purpose is to make it sound "Tagalog"? It only shows that Tagalog is a poor choice and therefore not fitting to be the national language of the Philippines. ..
In my opinion , the national language of the Philippines should not be based on Tagalog alone but all dialects combine.
2007-12-07 09:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by still 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of you people must be Tagalogs who support those imperialist Tagalog politicians and their imperialist motives of getting rid of the other dialects.Filipino is 98% Tagalog and 2% other(all the other dialects like Kapampangan, Cebuano, Ilokano, Itneg etc.) You think that by putting a few words here and there from the other dialects makes the Filipino language "diverse"? Metro Manila is not the Philippines.Filipino should be composed of all dialects not just Tagalog. Or else we will be so fed up that WE will secede and it will all be your fault because of your arrogance and prejudice towards people from the provinces.
2007-12-07 01:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by FCA 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Filipino would be fitting as a national language since, although it is based still on Tagalog, it already sounds like a language of the entire Philippines not just a language of Manila and Luzon.
2007-12-06 22:20:29 · answer #4 · answered by hamster-de-combat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's versatile enough since foreign words can be adapted easily by its phonetics (e.g. computer is kompyuter). More recently, foreign words are now being used freely with having to get a Filipino translation for it.
2007-12-06 22:30:31 · answer #5 · answered by John Luther G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I believe we should have a language which is not based on any Philippine dialect. That is to be fair with other regional dialects.
2007-12-07 04:35:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not just versatile, it is dynamic. In fact, some words recently "invented" but commonly used are considered to be part of the language already. Gay lingo, particularly, is slowly but surely making it to our official vocabulary.
2007-12-07 00:22:13 · answer #7 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Affirmative on both questions.
2007-12-07 14:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by Aref H4 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋