The linkage of Malay (and Indonesian) with Tagalog. Part 2

Posted by wrsurya on November 19, 2016

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Since I’ve started this blog, my article entitled “The linkage of Malay (and Indonesian) with Tagalog” is, as of now, currently my most popular and most viewed out of the articles I’ve written so far. So for a reward of your kindness towards that article, I’ve decided to make a Part 2 of it.

If you haven’t read that article yet, do click the link above or here.

Vocabulary comparisons

For this article, I have discovered more words/cognates found in both Malay and Tagalog.

Many of the worlds in the lists were from the comments for the previous article, so I thank those who’ve made comments and suggestions that contributed to the vocabulary lists.

I have also noticed that based on the vocabulary given from the comments for the previous article, I get the impression that the vocabulary in the Philippine languages seem to have more in common with the languages…

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The linkage of Malay (and Indonesian) with Tagalog

Posted by wrsurya on November 19, 2016

i’d love to do a similar comparison several regional languages (not dialects) north of manila: ilocano, kankana-ey, ibaloi…

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In order to read part 2, click here.

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Because of 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, Tagalog has a large amount of Spanish vocabulary. However before the arrival of the Spaniards, Tagalog had vocabulary from other languages such as Chinese languages, Sanskrit and, of course, Malay.

Not only do Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia share cultural, genetic, geographic, economic and historical ties with the Philippines but also in language too. Although, the Tagalog people of Manila would’ve gotten Malay words after being connected politically with Brunei. Not only was Tagalog influenced by Malay but also a number of other Philippine languages were influenced by Malay. But for this article, I will focus on Tagalog mainly because that is the Philippine language I’m most familiar with.