Pilipinoadj.n.
/ˌpɪlᵻˈpiːnəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpɪləˈpiˌnoʊ/ A. adj.
Of or relating to the language Pilipino.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Austronesian > of Austronesian languages
Formosan1650
Moluccan1700
Bugis1808
Tagalog1808
Murut1836
Indonesian1850
Lifu1852
Motuan1885
Buginese1897
Dusun1897
Pangasinan1904
Lifuan1917
Pilipino1936
Marshallese1945
Yami1953
Tolai1963
1936 Michigan Alumnus Summer 216/1 The movement..aroused only academic interest and the use of the ‘Pilipino’ language was not essayed by writers.
1961 Comment (Manila) 81 The Pilipino language program.
1984 N.Y. Times 29 Jan. 3/1 In the Pilipino language, balik bayan means return to the country.
2003 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 31 Mar. 24 Just like the Filipino's hospitable culture, the Pilipino language is so open to influences.
B. n.
The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.Now usually called Filipino.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > meso-Philippine languages
Tagalog1704
Hanunóo1949
Pilipino1960
1960 Far Eastern Surv. 29 176/2 Speakers of the national language—since 1959 officially called Pilipino (in Tagalog).
1975 Congress. Q. 25 Apr. 309 The official language is Pilipino,..but English is widely spoken.
1991 Eng. Today Oct. 19/1 Pilipino..was the other language in a grand scheme..to run Philippine education under a Bilingual Education Policy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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