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Encyclopedia > Englog

58.69.200.63 (talk) 06:29, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Englog, sometimes Enggalog, is an informal sociolect in the Philippines. The term is a portmanteau of the words ‘English’ and ‘Tagalog’. It is formed by infusing Tagalog words and structures into English, an example of which is called Konyo English. Somewhat akin to this is Taglish, which in turn is Tagalog infused with English words and structures. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... In linguistics, a sociolect is the language spoken by a social group, social class or subculture. ... A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Taglish, a portmanteau of the words Tagalog and English, is an informal dialect of Tagalog in the Philippines that infuses English terms. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...


Swardspeak (Gay Lingo)

Gay Lingo

Swardspeak is a vernacular language derived from Englog and is used mostly by gay Filipinos. It uses elements from Tagalog, English, and Spanish, giving them new meanings in the context of this unique language. A unique trait of swardspeak is that it immediately identifies the speaker as homosexual, making it easy for people of that orientation to signal to each other in a place where such tendencies are not easy to display (i.e. in Public). This creates an exclusive world among its speakers and helps them to resist cultural assimilation. Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


By using swardspeak, Filipino gay men are able to resist the dominant culture of their area and create a space of their own. The language is constantly changing, with old phrases becoming obsolete and new phrases frequently entering everyday usage, reflecting changes in their culture and also maintaining exclusivity. The dynamic nature of the language refuses to cement itself in single culture and allows for more freedom in expression among its speakers. Words and phrases can be created out of reaction to popular trends and create alternatives to a strictly defined lifestyle. By these characteristics, swardspeak creates a dissident group without any ties to geographical, linguistic, or cultural restrictions, allowing its speakers to shape the language as appropriate to the times. In this way, the language is "mobile", and is simultaneously part of a larger community but also open to more specific or local meanings.


Examples with Tagalog and English definitions:

Swardspeak Tagalog English
anda, andalu, anjo yllana pera money
anik, anitch ano what
jupit gupit cut
antibiotic antipatika bitch
award pinagalitan scolded
balaj balahura shameless
carry sige alright
caru/karu, karuka, karukaka kotse car
chaka, chaka doll, balbakwa, bakekang, kipaychi, pachuang pangit ugly
charing, ching, choz, echos, chenes, charoz nagbibiro lang just kidding
chanda romero tiyan tummy
chika, chismak tsismis gossip/small talk
chiminey cricket, bona chimay maid
chipangga, chipipay, chips ahoy, jologs baduy cheap
chuva chismis gossip
clasmarurut kaklase classmate
corrected by tama correct
cynthia luster hindi kilala unknown
crayola iyak cry
dako, dakota, dakota harrison malaki huge
emote mag-inarte overreact
espluk, espluke magpaliwanag explain
fez, festrula mukha face
hombre, mentholitis, otoko lalaki man
freestyle hina umintindi dumb
gelli de belen magselos get jealous
imbey imbyerna freak out
in fairness pampalubag loob to console
in fairview pampalubag loob to console
jolina magdangal nahuli caught in the act
jubis taba fat
juelya/juwelya uwi to return or come home jutay, dugdugi maliit small
kangkang, pakru, laspag pagtatalik sex
kaplang, gagsala mali mistake
karir, monumentu seryosohin to take seriously
lafang, chibuga, chibog kain eat
lapel, voice overu malakas ang boses loud voice
liberty, paroch libre freeload
lupita kashiwahara, ekluptik malupit cruel
lucresia kasilag, lourdesa, lukaret, jolina baliw crazy
mahalia jackson, wisa na mahal expensive
morayta, chifu mura cheap
mudra, mamu, mamita, mader ina mother
okray laitin to trash someone
pagoda cold wave lotion, tiringusa pagod tired
papable, yesuka masarap gawing boyfriend boyfriend material
plangak, cheku, flat shoes na walang takong tumpak precisely
purita kalaw, fur-a pur, purita mirasol walang pera broke
rica peralejo, richi mona, nina ricchi mayaman rich
tarush, chabaka, kabog taray bitchy
sininguelas, sinitch, cynthia sino who
shunga, shung-shung, shungangerz, shungek, shunga-shunga, shongaling tanga idiot
thundercats, wrangler matanda old people
tommy lee jones, tom jones gutom hungry
warla away altercation
wiz, waz wala nothing

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
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The "gentle" stresses and mild sing-song intonations of Konyo English (as an Englog) are highly opposed to the slighly rougher sounds of Taglish as spoken by cab drivers.
In other words, Konyo English (as an Englog) has been analyzed to have primarily arisen as an attempt by English-dominant people of physically foreign-looking physiognomy to assert their Filipino identity through the heavy use of Tagalog words.
For the most part, members of this class are often described as "highly diluted" or "highly miscegenated" Chinese-mestizos (some would probably have distant or not-so-distant links to a European ancestor) who may bear some foreign-looking facial features, but are not too foreign-looking to be mistaken for white foreigners.
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