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  2. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...

  3. Tilapia - Wikipedia

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    Tilapia (/ t ɪ ˈ l ɑː p i ə / tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini. [2]

  4. Tilia - Wikipedia

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    Tilia. Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. [ 1][ 2] In Britain and Ireland they are commonly called lime trees, although they are not related to the citrus lime.

  5. Abaniko - Wikipedia

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    Abaniko is the term for a striking blow in the martial art of Eskrima that resembles a fanning motion. It is executed with a single bastón (hardwood or rattan stick).

  6. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [ 11] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [ 11] The input text had to be translated into English first ...

  7. Exploring the Filipinization of the English Language in a ...

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    and biology are written in English rather than Filipino. Thus, Filipinos assert English with a sort of “worldly” and “cultured” standing as compared to the local languages. The use of English attempts to give an air of formality in the Philippines, recognizing its importance as the international language. The presence of English towards ...

  8. writing skills. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, and data were gathered from 135 Filipino Grade 5 pupils who took Tagalog (L1) and English (L2) writing tests. The students came from nine small elementary schools in Paracale, Camar ines Norte, Philippines and underwent the same MTB -MLE treatment from Grades 1 to 3.

  9. Tala (name) - Wikipedia

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    Tagalog name meaning Bright Star; also the name of the goddess of the morning star. A rarely used unisex Japanese name pronounced as "Tara", with the meaning of rely (reliable). In Samoan, Tala means a tale or narration. Notable people with the name include: Tala Ashe (born 1984), Iranian actress