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* Howard P MacKaughan & Batua A Macaraya, '''''English-Maranao dictionary''''', Honolulu : Univ. of Hawai Press, 1967 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/maranao-dictionary-2-english-maranao-dictionary/oclc/633788720&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * Howard P MacKaughan & Batua A Macaraya, '''''English-Maranao dictionary''''', Honolulu : Univ. of Hawai Press, 1967 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/maranao-dictionary-2-english-maranao-dictionary/oclc/633788720&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Irene Hassan, Seymour A Ashley & Mary L Ashley, '''''Tausug-English dictionary''''', Jolo : Notre Dame of Jolo College ; Manila : Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tausug-english-dictionary-kabtangan-iban-maana/oclc/1230525804&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * Irene Hassan, Seymour A Ashley & Mary L Ashley, '''''Tausug-English dictionary''''', Jolo : Notre Dame of Jolo College ; Manila : Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tausug-english-dictionary-kabtangan-iban-maana/oclc/1230525804&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/fil Dictionary English - Filipino] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/tl Dictionary English - Tagalog] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ceb Dictionary English - Cebuano] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ilo Dictionary English - Iloko] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/hil Dictionary English - Hiligaynon] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/war Dictionary English - Waray (Philippines)] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/bik Dictionary English - Bikol] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/pag Dictionary English - Pangasinan] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/mrw Dictionary English - Maranao] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/tsg Dictionary English - Tausug] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/mdh Dictionary English - Maguindanaon] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/cbk Dictionary English - Chavacano] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/krj Dictionary English - Kinaray-A] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/sgd Dictionary English - Surigaonon] - Glosbe | |||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
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* H W Widdoes, '''''A brief introduction to the grammar of the Ilocano language''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/brief-introduction-to-the-grammar-of-the-ilocano-language/oclc/469651060&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * H W Widdoes, '''''A brief introduction to the grammar of the Ilocano language''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/brief-introduction-to-the-grammar-of-the-ilocano-language/oclc/469651060&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Elmer P Wolfenden, '''''Hiligaynon reference grammar''''', Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1971 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/hiligaynon-reference-grammar/oclc/1162927386&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * Elmer P Wolfenden, '''''Hiligaynon reference grammar''''', Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1971 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/hiligaynon-reference-grammar/oclc/1162927386&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Timothy Clair Diller, '''''Case grammar and its application to Waray, a Philippine Language''''', Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1971 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/case-grammar-and-its-application-to-waray-a-philippine-language/oclc/421778517&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Malcolm Warren Mintz, '''''Bikol grammar notes''''', University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/bikol-grammar-notes/oclc/1091437625&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Michael Lawrence Forman, '''''Kapampangan grammar notes''''', University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/kapampangan-grammar-notes/oclc/1091450501&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Benton, '''''Pangasinan Reference Grammar''''', University of Hawaii Press 2018 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/pangasinan-reference-grammar/oclc/1135609003&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Jonathan Epstein, '''''Maranao grammar''''', Zamboanga, Philippines : Peace Corps/Philippines, 1963 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/maranao-grammar/oclc/19220022&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Irma U Peneyra & Ernesto Constantino, '''''A grammatical sketch of the Tausug language''''', Diliman, Quezon City : Cecilio Lopez Archives of Philippine Languages : Philippine Linguistics Circle, University of the Philippines, 1992 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammatical-sketch-of-the-tausug-language/oclc/624455470&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Ruth Stickney, '''''Maguindanao grammar supplement''''', Hyattsville, Md. : Dunwoody Press, 2009 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/maguindanao-grammar-supplement/oclc/558662150&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Timur Kocaoğlu, '''''A grammar of Karay''''', München : Lincom Europa, 2000 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-karay/oclc/463927546&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Filipino and English are the official languages of the Philippines.
Both Filipino and English are used in government, education, print, broadcast media, and business.
Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog, spoken mainly in Metro Manila. [1]
A total of 182 native languages are spoken in the Philippines and four languages have been classified as extinct.
There are 4 indigenous languages with approximately 9 million or more native speakers:
- Tagalog language
- Cebuano language - also known as Bisaya or Binisaya
- Ilocano language - also known as Ilokano
- Hiligaynon language - also known as Ilonggo
Plus an additional 10 indigenous languages with 1 million to 3 million native speakers:
- Waray language - also known as Waray-Waray or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Winaray/Waray
- Bikol language - also known as Central Bikol or Bikol Naga
- Kapampangan language
- Pangasinan language
- Maranao language
- Tausug language
- Maguindanao language - also known as Maguindanaon
- Chavacano language - also known as Chabacano
- Karay-a language
- Surigaonon language
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Violetta Lorenzana, Pilipino (Tagalog) phrasebook, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Publications, 1998 - Available at WorldCat
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
Pronunciation
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Filipino (Tagalog) phrasebook & dictionary, Footscray : Lonely Planet, 2014 - Available at WorldCat
- Jose Villa Panganiban, Concise English Tagalog dictionary, Boston Mass. : Tuttle, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
- John C Rigdon, English - Cebuano dictionary, Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources; 2017 - Available at WorldCat
- Mario Tungol, Alfredo Arguluan & Myrna G Corporal, Modern English-Pilipino Ilocano dictionary, Manila, Philippines : Merriam & Webster, 1986 - Available at WorldCat
- Cecile L Motus, Hiligaynon dictionary, Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1971 - Available at WorldCat
- George Dewey Tramp, Waray-English dictionary, Kensington, Md. : Dunwoody Press, 1995 - Available at WorldCat
- Malcolm Warren Mintz & José Del Rosario Britanico, Bikol-English dictionary, Quezon City, Philippines : New Day Publishers, 1985 - Available at WorldCat
- Michael Lawrence Forman, Kapampangan Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press. 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- Richard Benton, Pangasinan dictionary, University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- Howard P MacKaughan & Batua A Macaraya, English-Maranao dictionary, Honolulu : Univ. of Hawai Press, 1967 - Available at WorldCat
- Irene Hassan, Seymour A Ashley & Mary L Ashley, Tausug-English dictionary, Jolo : Notre Dame of Jolo College ; Manila : Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1994 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Filipino - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Tagalog - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Cebuano - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Iloko - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Hiligaynon - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Waray (Philippines) - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Bikol - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Pangasinan - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Maranao - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Tausug - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Maguindanaon - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Chavacano - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Kinaray-A - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Surigaonon - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Eusebio T Daluz, Filipino-English vocabulary with practical examples of Filipino and English grammars, Manila : 1915 - Available at WorldCat
- Fiona De Vos, Essential Tagalog grammar, Fiona de Vos, 2011 - Available at WorldCat
- Maria Victoria R Bunye & Elsa Paula Yap, Cebuano Grammar Notes, University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- H W Widdoes, A brief introduction to the grammar of the Ilocano language - Available at WorldCat
- Elmer P Wolfenden, Hiligaynon reference grammar, Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1971 - Available at WorldCat
- Timothy Clair Diller, Case grammar and its application to Waray, a Philippine Language, Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1971 - Available at WorldCat
- Malcolm Warren Mintz, Bikol grammar notes, University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- Michael Lawrence Forman, Kapampangan grammar notes, University of Hawaii Press, 2019 - Available at WorldCat
- Benton, Pangasinan Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 2018 - Available at WorldCat
- Jonathan Epstein, Maranao grammar, Zamboanga, Philippines : Peace Corps/Philippines, 1963 - Available at WorldCat
- Irma U Peneyra & Ernesto Constantino, A grammatical sketch of the Tausug language, Diliman, Quezon City : Cecilio Lopez Archives of Philippine Languages : Philippine Linguistics Circle, University of the Philippines, 1992 - Available at WorldCat
- Ruth Stickney, Maguindanao grammar supplement, Hyattsville, Md. : Dunwoody Press, 2009 - Available at WorldCat
- Timur Kocaoğlu, A grammar of Karay, München : Lincom Europa, 2000 - Available at WorldCat
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
Most pre-1900 genealogical material is written in Spanish, although you will also occasionally find records in Latin, French, Dutch, or Hebrew. You do not need to be fluent in Spanish to research Philippine records. Language aids can give you the language information you need.
For word lists and help researching in Philippine records, see:
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Latin Genealogical Word List
- French Genealogical Word List
- Dutch Genealogical Word List
- Spanish Records Extraction: An Instruction Guide. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981. (FHL book 980 D27s; fiche 6089702.)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Philippines," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.