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==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
* Violetta Lorenzana, '''''Pilipino (Tagalog) phrasebook''''', Hawthorn, Vic, Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Publications, 1998 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/pilipino-tagalog-phrasebook/oclc/40912806&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Violetta Lorenzana, '''''Pilipino (Tagalog) phrasebook''''', Hawthorn, Vic, Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Publications, 1998 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/pilipino-tagalog-phrasebook/oclc/40912806&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
 
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tagalog.php Useful Tagalog phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/cebuano.php Useful Cebuano phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebuano_language#:~:text=Phrases Cebuano Phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/ilocano.php Useful phrases in Iloko] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hiligaynon.htm Useful phrases in Hiligaynon] - Omniglot
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Waray_phrasebook Waray phrasebook] - WikiTravel
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bikol.htm Useful phrases in Bikol] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/chabacano.php Useful Chavacano phrases] - Omniglot


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Alphabet'''
 
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/filipino.htm#:~:text=Filipino%20alphabet Filipino alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tagalog.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Tagalog Latin alphabet for Tagalog] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_phonology Tagalog Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/cebuano.htm#:~:text=Cebuano%20alphabet Cebuano alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebuano_language#:~:text=Phonology Cebuano Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/ilocano.htm#:~:text=Ilocano%20alphabet Ilocano alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilocano_language#:~:text=Phonology Ilocano Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/hiligaynon.htm#:~:text=Hiligaynon%20alphabet Hiligaynon alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiligaynon_language#:~:text=Phonology Hiligaynon Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/waray.php#:~:text=Waray-Waray%20alphabet Waray-Waray alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/bikol.php#:~:text=Bikol%20alphabet Bikol alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kapampangan.php#:~:text=Baybayin%20alphabet%20for%20Kapampangan Baybayin alphabet for Kapampangan] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/pangasinan.htm#:~:text=Pangasinan%20alphabet Pangasinan alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/maranao.htm#:~:text=Maranao%20Latin%20alphabet Maranao Latin alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tausug.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Taus%C5%ABg Latin alphabet for Tausūg] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/maguindanao.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Maguindanao Latin alphabet for Maguindanao] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/chavacano.php#:~:text=Chavacano%20alphabet Chavacano alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kinaraya.htm#:~:text=Kinaray-a%20alphabet Kinaray-a alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/surigaonon.htm#:~:text=Surigaonon%20alphabet Surigaonon alphabet] - Omniglot


'''Pronunciation'''
'''Pronunciation'''
 
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tagalog.htm#:~:text=Pronunciation Tagalog Pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/ilocano.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Ilocano pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/hiligaynon.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Hiligaynon pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/waray.php#:~:text=pronunciation Waray-Waray pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/bikol.php#:~:text=pronunciation Bikol pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kapampangan.php#:~:text=Kapampangan%20pronunciation Kapampangan pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/pangasinan.htm#:~:text=Pangasinan%20pronunciation Pangasinan pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/maranao.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Maranao pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/chavacano.php#:~:text=pronunciation Chavacano pronunciation] - Omniglot


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==

Revision as of 16:03, 12 April 2022

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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:

Plus an additional 10 indigenous languages with 1 million to 3 million native speakers:

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

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

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:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Philippines," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines#:~:text=Languages, accessed 11 Apr 2022.