How Confusing Filipino Language Can Be to Foreigners 🤯 | Buwan ng Wika

[@markarevalo3864]

Compared to other bloggers, Jessica captured the heart of the pinoys not just their interest. I won't be surprised seeing your channel growing much bigger in the future. The Koreana with a pinoy heart also. We are here to stay and support you. Mahal ka namin Jessica

[@megumikato25]

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[@christianjamesoribe1923]

I hope you could do more of this kind of content. Not only this is educational, this also serves as an eye opener for those who have not been able to dig deeper into the Filipino culture--like me. As a Filipino born and raised in the Philippines, I would say that I have a lot of work to do to learn the culture and tradition of my own country. Thank you Jessica for commemorating the essence of Buwan ng Wika to us. Mabuhay ka 🙌

[@ginumisan9317]

It warms my heart na yearly pa rin gumagawa si jessica ng buwan ng wika specials kahit hirap pa rin sya mag filipino. Jessica thank you as always! Been a follower since or before the mural video

[@aejoymamotosfermin2497]

This is what I like about Jessica and here on her channel, her content is always knowledgeable at Dami Kong natututunan sa kanya. Kaya deserve ni Jessica maging tourism ambassador. Salamat sa mga kaalaman na binabahagi mo sa mga Pinoy, Jess. Kaya mahal na mahal kita.❤❤ Proud ILOCANO here. Proud Pilipino here.

[@liarsmoon1164]

Inaabangan kita sa new vlog ni kristypata. Wala ka doon. 😂

[@aaronkylearador9253]

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[@ljbunso4450]

jusko .. nakakadiri ka!

[@ManangBrosya]

Nakaka-taba ng pusong makakita ng isang banyaga na tumatalakay at nagpapahalaga sa kulturang Pilipino, higit sa lahat, sa wikang Filipino. Tunay ngang uniti-unting nakakalimutan ng lipunan ang sariling wika. Nakakalungkot bilang isang Filipino na makita ang karamihan sa kasalukuyan ay nahihirapan sa sariling wika at mas kopmportable gumamit ng iba. Mainam na ipaalala sa lahat ng kahalagahan ng Sariling Wika at ibalik ng siklab ng pagkamakabayan sa ating kabataan sa pamamagitan ng makabagong paraan. Maraming, maraming salamat Jessica! Sa ginawa mong ito, nawa'y mabuksan ang isipan ng ilan sa atin na higit pang paglinangin ang sariling kultura. ❤

[@AngryKittens]

The "-hati" suffix is a cognate of "atay", liver, which is in the pre-colonial Philippines is considered the seat of the mortal "body soul", the "Hininga" ("Ginhawa" in Cebuano). The body soul is responsible for things like being alive, instincts, emotions (including anger, love, fear, sadness, etc.), bodily urges, etc. The body soul is mortal. When a person dies, the body soul dies. Its metaphorical importance in pre-colonial Filipino culture (as well as other Austronesian cultures, like Malay, Polynesian, Malagasy, etc.) is equivalent to the importance of heart in western culture. In Rarotonga, for example, people say "ate-nui" ("big liver") to call someone "brave" or "arrogant". In Indonesian Malay, "mengambil hati" ("fetch the liver"), means you made someone like or fall in love with you. In Madurese, "panas ate" ("hot liver") means "angry". In Javanese "litik hate" ("small liver") means to be afraid. Cebuano also uses "gi-atay" as a curse word, meaning intense anger or frustration. This is in contrast to the brain, which is the seat of the immortal "true soul", the "Kaluluwa" in Tagalog ("Kalag"/"Kaluha"/"Dungan" in Cebuano, "Karurua" in Ilocano, "Kiyalaruwa" in Tagbanwa, etc. all of are derived from the root for "twin" or "companion"). It is responsible for things like willpower, intellect, charisma, magical power, etc. Unlike the body soul, the true soul is immortal. It can detach from the body during sleep, during loss of consciousness, etc. After death it is known as "anito". It leaves the body and journeys to the spirit world, and may be reborn again.

[@felixyamuyam878]

Wow. Very interesting. May i know how did you know all of these or perhaps suggest a book i can read more on the topic?

[@AngryKittens]

@@felixyamuyam878 There is no single book for these. Especially since most studies focus per ethnic group, rather than the very general overview I've given. You can look for them yourself, using keywords related to pre-colonial Filipino shamanism (anitism). It's general knowledge for me by now after reading multiple topics related to them. Note that my interest is purely scientific, because it's a fascinating part of our history, but I don't believe in mysticism. But yes, as a general rule, most Filipino ethnic groups believed in AT LEAST 2 souls, a belief system called "soul dualism" in anthropology. One is the true soul found in the head (also called astral soul, free soul, etc.). The other is the body soul, found in the liver (though a minority of ethnic groups place it in other organs, like the heart, lungs, spleen, etc.). Some groups subdivide the body soul further for different body functions. Separation between the body soul and true soul is called "soul loss", which happens in sleep and death, but also in mental illnesses. Soul dualism is common among animistic beliefs. Most Asian shamanistic beliefs believe in it, including Korean shamanism and Japanese shinto (which had I think five souls). It was an important part in the healing system of pre-colonial shamans (babaylan). Diseases are divided into physical diseases of the body soul, which is healed by medicines, bandages, antidotes, etc. and spiritual (i.e. mental) diseases of the true soul, which can only be healed by talking to ancestral (anito) or nature spirits (diwata) and asking for an intervention. It was also a reflection of how our ancestors viewed the world as being divided into the material world and the spirit world, which exist alongside each other. The body soul is material, while the true soul is spiritual. For the linguistic side, you can look up the Proto-Austronesian root for "liver", which is *qaCay and its cognate list - atay, ate, ati, hati, hate, etc. The online Austronesian Comparative Dictionary lists a lot of it in most of the Austronesian language family (of which Filipino is a member of). It also lists cognates for the two souls: *nawa and *qaniCu, and other terms like the etymology of "Kaluluwa"/"Karuruwa"/"Kaluha"/"Kaduha" which is derived from the same root as our word for "two" or "twin", referring to its status as a kind of twin spirit which every living person carries (hence the other terms for it like "Dungan", which means "companion" in Cebuano, which also measures how strong someone's magic or personality is).

[@roundabout4727]

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[@raeliana_Idc]

O - M - G, pwede ka maghimo ug channel and educate US more? ❤

[@Somm_RJ]

Hati is also heart in Malay/Indonesian. Sakit hati is heartache, or broken heart for that matter. Mengambil hati is taking heart. Prefix meng is to. Ambil is take. Hati is heart.

[@junosephyrserrano7939]

Finally! Unlike other FilAms who creates content about the Philippines, which is INCORRECT, but then gaslight people when they are called out. This girl did her research and spits facts! Kudos to you and thank you! ❤

[@angelomatrix626]

Dr. Ricardo Nolasco elaborated that Filipino & Tagalog are mutual intelligible varieties and thus are the same language. Just because Filipino is modernized, standardized, and inclusive of foreign words doesn't make it less different from Tagalog. If you look at English, it has borrowed a vast amount of foreign loanwords (56% of it comes from French and Latin) but it is still English.

[@kzm-cb5mr]

The funny thing is that Tagalog has tons of foreign words already even before "Filipino language" was created, "tanghali", "susi", "alak", "sinta", "kabayo", etc. all those were loanwords. If introducing letters from English alphabet is what "inclusive" to them, then I don't think I like where this experiment is heading to.

[@fear4343]

It is still different because you can easily study the Filipino language through textbooks and on the other hand study Tagalog by diving into conversation with the native speakers since it is not standardized. Although, other countries, such as Japan, consider Tagalog(タガログ語) as our national language which may results to misconception for some people. It may be similar but the major difference in my opinion is that you cannot quantify how perfectly someone used Tagalog but on the other hand can grade and record how well the Filipino language was used (grammar, conjugation, etc.) without a doubt.

[@angelomatrix626]

@@fear4343 different from what? grammar? vocabulary? phonology? no matter what angle your looking from, Filipino is still Tagalog.

[@angelomatrix626]

@@kzm-cb5mr I don't even get it as to why they are wasting their time creating a language that is not even the language of our heroes & ancestors just for the sake of national uniformity. This country is more fixated on loving an artificial language than the indigenous languages. A country dies when it no longer speaks the languages that help shaped it.

[@romeocivilino6667]

@@angelomatrix626As a Southern Tagalog I beg to disagree. Many Tagalog Speakers from Metro Manila, Cavite and Bulacan can’t even understand me and folks here in my town without automatically reverting back to Filipino, specifically the one propagated by the Mainstream Media from Manila. Also the Batangueños and those migrant Bisaya and Bicolanos who settles in my area without trying to learn the Local Tagalog Dialect, discriminating the Locals in their own Territory.😅😅

[@vwitchhunter3k837]

Jessica, you’re such a very good “language” teacher! You even explained the differences of each “languages and dialects”. Very nice to find your explanations worthy to other people to know the Philippine’s different languages and dialects!❤🇵🇭👍 I’m a native of the Northern Philippines and we have different ways of saying our language/dialects. You inspired a lot of people to learn more of the Filipino language/s. Hope there’s more for others to learn about the “wikang Pilipino” Thanks, Jessica!!👌

[@LeonahMagalona]

Jessica really respects our country and tries to learn our culture more. Huge respect to you Jessica! ❤️

[@MTC008]

kabaliwan yan hahahahaha

[@MTC008]

do pinoy people really think that foreigners actually like the philippines??? 😑😑😑😑😑😑

[@MTC008]

mali mali ang explanation niya yung mga nag tuturo sa kanya mali ang sinasabi

[@SinarNila]

I loved Jessica's way of talking and addressing the topic, I think that the Philippines should preserve its all Austronesian and Oceanian culture, Philippines and an Austronesian Oceanian nation that should place itself politically within Oceania even more with the rumors of China wanting to attack Taiwan , good for the Philippines to stay within the political order of Oceania. Coming back to languages, the Filipino language should be the national one, just like classic Tagalog. The other languages are given the status of a municipal, state and international language in each Philippine region, and European languages in the Philippines are only an international language, for tourism, commerce and service and for community service with immigrants and refugees, this in the commercial law , civil and public service of the Philippines. The Filipino Oceanian and Austronesian languages must be protected in the Philippine constitution as official and regional so that the Austronesian culture is not destroyed and violated in this nation. The positive and sensible path is this. Thanks Jessica for open this important topic 💋💋💋💋🌹❤️❤️🎉🎉🎆🎆🎇🍹🫂🫂🍻🥂

[@thethirdjegs]

Maraming Salamat sa iyo / Madamo Salamat sa imo Madam Jessica for dedicating a video on the languages of the Philippines and for your multiple videos about the country Philippines. To start, I am actually Cebuano, ethnically and provincially. Medyo lawig gid ang akong isiling diri. So sorry if it is too long. I should have done this in video format. Discussion about the dialects vs languages definition and the status of Tagalog, are among the most heated topics in Philippine polyglot web - especially among the speakers of regional languages. They tend to be very defensive about their languages being called dialect, a word which the Philippine government, media, and education is not using according to its linguistic and etymological meaning. They also see Tagalog as a threat to the existence of their languages. So before I say the rest of my thoughts on the video, a fun fact to lessen tension: Hati means liver in Malay. So here are the rest of my thoughts: 1. Although you concluded her statement correctly, I am actually surprised that Prof. Nieto gave less emphasis on the nature of Filipino language by not stating it more directly. In identifying whether two varieties are the same language, one also has to consider the difference in grammar aside from vocabulary. If Filipino uses the same markers, inflections, affixes, etc, can we really say Filipino has become a distinct language from Tagalog? 2. With the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935, among the priorities of the former President Quezon is to establish a National Language that is free from foreign or colonial identity. This excludes English immediately and a death sentence to Spanish as a spoken language in the Philippines. This limits the language available to the 180 languages or so in the Philippines. Tagalog was chosen since it : a.) has the most number of speakers: In the 1930's: Tagalog was spoken by 16% of the population, Visayan about 18%. However, Visayans as an ethnic group speak so many varieties: Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray-waray, Kiray-a Surigaonon, and dozens more. Mind that this was before Cebuano spread like wildfire and became so far-reaching, that today when people say Bisaya they mean Cebuano. Many Visayan ethnicities are abandoning the name Bisaya as part of their identity. b.) has a bigger body of literature: while true, it is not because the Japanese encouraged local literature but because Tagalog already has an extensive body of literature during the Spanish era compared to other languages. Manila had the leisure of easily acquiring printing presses. c.) is the language spoken in the Capital: this one is I am most unsure of but since Manila is part of Tagalo-phone, it makes sense to make that language as the basis national language. However the next step of this national language project was to let the Filipino language develop naturally from the Tagalog framework and wait for the influences from other Philippine languages to enter the language. This is similar how creole languages, like the Chavacano languages, are formed. However creoles languages only develop when multi-ethnic communities failed to learn to speak prestige language effectively. From the start the plan will not work since: 1.) Tagalog is taught in schools and used in media, so very condition to create a creole-like is not present. 2.) the forces of conservatism will certainly prevent the necessary bastardization of Tagalog even within Manila itself. The Commission of the Filipino Language (KWF) and its predecessor/s also acted more to standardized Tagalog language, failing to create a new, distinct Filipino Language. Many of its leaders were not linguists and most were Tagalog-language writers. 3. [the saddest part of the comment] Globalization could bring many Philippine languages to a moribund state. I gave a partial census from 1930's above and for a recent estimate for 2010's, the Philippines is 30% Tagalog and 25% Cebuano although many stats will separately list Cebuano and Bisaya since both terms mean the same in national context, sadly. This could suggest that Tagalogs and Cebuanos have high birth rates or more complex but more likely scenario is that there is a on-going language shift among many peoples such as migrants, inter-ethnic families, or communities avoiding prejudice to a language of higher prestige. Quezon and his team wanted a language that all Filipinos can identify without the tinge of colonialism. However, many speakers of regional language today feel differently about this. The Filipino language enthusiasts seem to be unanimous on the detrimental effects of the Tagalog language to other Filipino languages except if they're Tagalog. Globally, the number of languages are declining. Interconnectedness facilitates convergence in speech meanwhile separateness facilitates divergence in speech. The linguistic demography of the Philippines have changed significantly since the Commonwealth. Examples: Tagalog is more widespread now. Zambales and Palawan are newly Tagalized. Their native languages are still substantially spoken although they are now small minorities. Pampanga is becoming more Tagalog-speaking. The province is the last bastion of a once multi-provincial language. But in San Fernando, the capital, it is hard to catch people speaking Kapampangan among themselves. I am not sure if the mountains of Mindoro are still a haven of the Mangyan. Baguio City and Cotabato City are now Tagalog-majority cities despite being in the lands of Igorots/Ilocanos and Maguindanawons respectively. This is one of the evidence regional polyglots will use to say that Tagalog is killing other Philippine languages. But on the other side of the issue, other languages are guilty too. For example, Surigaonon and Butuanon - languages that were historically considered as Bisaya - are being supplanted by Cebuano. The former mega-province of Cotabato have more Christian residents than indigenous or Moro ones. This is because the Hiligaynon, Cebuano, and Ilocano speakers have mass-migrated into the area. Davao city still celebrates its 11 indigenous tribes because basically the entire Davao region is not Cebuano-speaking before WW2. There is an Ilocano colony in Zambales and was supplanting languages in Northern Luzon. Aside from Prof. Nieto's points that Filipinos has to define themselves with their use of Filipino language, the regionals would say the same about their language in relation to Tagalog. I would say the same for the many languages of the indigenous peoples in relation to major languages of the Philippines. In the Philippines you get ridiculed with a slightly different accent, how much more when speaking a different tongue. Many indigenous communities who speak dialects and languages different from the regional or provincial majority are shifting to the area's mainstream language to avoid discrimination, most notably the Aetas. Hopefully my comment is okay.

[@SCAR4life07]

5:32 Ngayon ko lang to nalaman...Kase pag dineDifferentiate natin ang Tagalog at Filipino, usually sasabihin na ang Tagalog ang tawag sa mga unang nagsasalita ng wikang Filipino. Ngayon ang Tagalog at Filipino pala ay parehong Lengguwahe na pareho ang structure at grammar. Thanks for this amazing content Jessica!

[@Caerulean]

Despite how inconsistent local TV shows can be, I really appreciate how they help with the continuation(?) of the Filipino language because scripts tend to be comprised of full Filipino/Tagalog sentences, especially when it's historical fiction (like Maria Clara at Ibarra and its lines like "Hindi ko mapagtagni sa aking isipan ang iyong mga tinuran." or something like that) or pre-modern fantasy. And even just news shows in general continue the use of words that you normally wouldn't hear in common conversation.

[@akia7612]

I wonder if anyone here has ever used the word 'sapagkat' in conversing with others. I am very sure I never used it. I would use 'kasi' or 'kase' to mean because. Using sapagkat in speaking with your family members or friends would sound awkward in my opinion.

[@Caerulean]

@@akia7612 Yeah, and there's "ngunit/subalit/datapuwat" but "pero" is always used in common conversation.

[@janidean531]

the words are either archaic or just formal, really. You're pertaining to casual/conversational form of words.

[@j134679]

@@akia7612 In the mega Manila area outside of Metro Manila, sapagkat is still a commonly used word among the elders & even up to older millennials. The problem with Filipino being based on Tagalog is that they are too similar, and so true Tagalog has a risk of dying out in favor of Filipino. Other major languages like Bisaya has better chances of surviving because it is too different to be confused with Filipino - and there is no risk of it "sounding old & awkward".

[@boraflix]

I will write in Tagalog to help other Filipinos understand what I meant. Maraming salamat sayo, Jessica. Dahil sa video na ito, nagkaroon ako ng interes na matutunan pa ang iba't ibang lenggwahe sa Pilipinas. Ako ngayon ay nasa Canada. Tulad ng ibang Pilipino, gusto ko rin ng magandang buhay para sa aking pamilya kaya ako nandito. Pero, iba padin ang buhay sa Pilipinas. Kung pwede nga lang, hindi na ako aalis ng Pilipinas. Alam nyo ba na number one na pangarap ko ay makalibot sa Pilipinas? Iba ang ganda ng Pilipinas, sa totoo lang. Isa pa, gusto ko matutunan ang ibang lenggwahe sa Pilipinas tulad ng bisaya, ilonggo, ilocano, at chabacano. Para sa akin, ang ganda pakinggan! Hindi ko maintindihan din sa sarili ko, pero tunog "sosyal" kapag nagbisaya, or nag-ilonggo, etc. Share ko lang, pagdating ko dito sa Canada, nagkaroon ng meet ups ang mga Pinoy. Kaso, hindi ko sila maintindihan. Kasi either nag-bisaya sila or ilonggo. Para akong alien. 😭 Anyways, natutuwa ako na ginagamit mo ang channel mo para makuha ang puso ng kapwa nateng Pinoy or pwede ring taga ibang bansa na mahalin ang wikang Pilipino. Kaya maraming maraming salamat po!

[@florencegail518]

Bravo to this video, Ms. Jessica! Questions were on-point and you summarized the answers cohesively too. I agree, learning Filipino deeply, the learner will see how beautiful this language is. Just watch old films that's 90% Filipino than English, the characters speak like poetry. Thank you for tackling the Filipino language!

[@TV-ik2yd]

Wow, this is very informative. Ang dami ko natutunan kahit pinoy ako. Eto yung dapat ifollow ng kabataan ngayon madami ka talaga mapupulot na aral kesa sa ibang vloggers na puro kabastusan at walang kwentang content. Good job Ms. Jessica Lee! Salamat sa pagmamahal mo sa lengwaheng Filipino! Mabuhay ka!

[@대왕의길]

baket kailangan foreigner mag explain ng ganitong topic? Feeling ko kapag pinoy walang papansin pero makikinig mga penoy kapag foreigner nagsasalita 🙄🙄

[@admenmansinugdan2101]

@@대왕의길 actractive kasi sila yan ang totoo😁😅

[@대왕의길]

@@admenmansinugdan2101 magbago na kayo hahaha feeling ko puro recommendations mo is vlog ng "poging"(penoy standard basta whyte 'pogi') afam talking about pagpagland 🙄😂 Awtsu wag mahiya 🤣

[@chitol.sta.brigida1912]

Tagalog also, came from 2 root words... Taga + Ilog = "from the river" or "people living near the river" which, in this case, it is referring to the areas near the Pasig River. Most of those areas are in the Rizal province.

[@toydarts]

This is exactly what I've been tryna share with my fellow kababayans I've talked to about Language vs Dialect, and Filipino vs Tagalog. But it ain't always a common convo or interesting to others, so it only reaches a few. That's why big thanks for usin' your big platform and influence to spread this important but underrated topic. 'Hati' as 'liver' is new to me, sounds interesting and kinda makes sense etymologically. Thank you again and more power to your channel, Ms. Jessica Lee! Keep loving our country. We love you! 😊

[@Griemmy]

Yung development ng Filipino ang di napagpatuloy lalo na nung nag Edsa na at nung marami nang nag NPA..hanggang ngayon walang further.development..naging malalim na tagalog nalang instead of a more inclusive language.dapat irevisit na yan ng Congress at implementing agencies. Kawawa naman.kasi mga tagalog, sila lang yung pwdeng mabenta pag pumupunta sa ibang lugar kasi wala silang alam. Sila pa yung tagalog lng alam sila pa yunh feeling superior.

[@recyclevin]

nadamay pa ang edsa at nag npa sa usaping wika hahahah

[@benoktorres9520]

@@recyclevin wahahaha, malamang cebuano yan. Sila lang naman ang inferiority complex at palaaway e. Waray aq, pero alam ko salitang Filipino at Hiligaynon

[@barjbadette]

Tama pa rin po ba na sabihing "I know how to speak Tagalog"?

[@rvat2003]

@@Griemmy Correction, hindi inherent BBM o anti-BBM na idea ang language inclusivity. Kami nga dito sa UP, na infamously sobrang nireredtag ng mga kung sino, ay isa sa mga main proponents at defenders ng language inclusivity in general at sa Filipino. For example, isa ang UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino sa napakaprogressive na Filipino centers dahil full research center na rin sila ng regional languages at main gatherer ng mga kanya-kanyang regional Filipino specialists para sa dagdag na ambagan sa Filipino na hindi lang Tagalog. Dagdag pa kung sa mismong linguistics field. Alam naman kasi ng mga tao na napaka Tagalog pa rin ng Filipino kaya valid talaga ang criticism. Pero huwag niyong ilaan sa isang side ang advocacy na yan kasi may mga BBM na status quo lang sa Filipino at maraming anti-BBM na proponents ng language inclusivity sa bansa gaya sa MTB-MLE at language research.

[@federiconalos8202]

Jessica, this segment is quite an educational and surprisingly excellent public service announcement to be addressed in the diversity of national and regional languages/dialects in the Philippines. You obviously intelligently planned how to present and discuss this topic to be interesting to follow through. To have someone from UP Diliman to cover the historical and language nuances reinforces the importance of the topic. Very beneficial. I learned some languages basic today. Thank you. By the way, did you miss scrubbing that dirt on your upper left hand today? Smile.

[@vonn1974]

The fact that most Filipinos will probably just dismiss you with this topic but will immediately believe when it is tackled by an influencer says a lot about this country. Ignorance may be a bliss but knowledge will always be a virtue. Anyways, I am of course grateful for this video of Jessica at least people will now listen and educate themselves.

[@philph3592]

Good lord I experience the same thing. I mean majority of the people don’t understand the difference between a dialect and a language.

[@runny.nose_]

Jessica, thank you so much for this. Such a timely video. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said at 11:30. As I grow older and get familiarized with other languages I started to appreciate our own language, this is especially true when I see little kids who are fluent in English but can't understand a lick of Filipino even though they are Filipino.

[@evaristods8747]

While scrolling and on the lookout for music vloggers, I chanced upon Jessica Lee's vlog and stopped on her. I really love watching her as a senior citizen. She's the pride of this country eversince she grew up in Bacolod and started promoting our culture as Filipinos. Daig pa nga ang ibang Pilioino Sa ginagawa nya. Hope U reach 2M subs. Hehe.

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

My biggest pet peeve as a Filipino when my unsuspecting Kababayans refers Cebuano, Bisaya, Illongo, Waray, Kapampangan, etc. as DIALECTS! 😫 Ibanag, the lesser known Philippine LANGUAGE that I know to speak a-little, is dying. Thankfully, there are educators in Isabela who are doing their best to preserve it. My mom's generation is one of the true and pure Ibanag speakers unlike the current generation when Ilokano is taking over. I went to Isabela last year and I felt that I went to Ilocos Provinces than Isabela, I only encounter a few people speaking Ibanag there 😔 Thank you Jessica for tackling this topic and I hope you continue this kind of content! as we say thank you in Ibanag, "Maballo"!

[@carmeladenuna8952]

Thank you for embracing our Culture Jessica 🇵🇭, it's rare to find a vlogger like you that shares an interesting view of Filipino culture, continue to inspire the young generations and always aspire to be the best when in comes to acknowledging ones culture and diversity. Dummo Saranghae ❤

[@angelovillacarlos]

Language is really tangled with the cultural heritage. The irony is, we are explaining Filipino in englis expression. 😂🥴 I have the ability to communicate well in Cebuano, Illongo, Filipino, and English but my native toungue growing up were speaking in Bantayanon language which is not yet a well documented language. 😅

[@WhackashitCollaborations]

Goes even deeper than that. Cebuano Bisaya alone has many different forms. There's formal bisaya, and then there's "Bisdak", which is street bisaya. Similar to what American ebonics is in English. Then there's provincial slangs.

[@glstka5710]

I moved from California to Cebu in 2010. I discovered that they are real advanced here, the Tagalog "langgam" still crawl on the ground, the Cebuano "langgam have learned to fly..

[@fbkintanar]

It's better to say Filipino is based on the existing and developing lingua franca used between different ethnic groups in the Philippines, its not based on Tagalog primarily or exclusively. Tagalogs are only one of those interacting ethnic groups, and although they have a rich literary history and ethnic culture, that is only one of many cultural-linguistic resources that Filipino draws on. Filipino is standardized to be much more open to loanwords from English, Spanish and other regional languages. Tagalog has a tradition of being more "purista", of trying to purge English or Spanish vocabulary in favor of deeper Tagalog words, "ang wikang wagas at dalisay" instead of "ang lenggwaheng puro at walang halo". Filipino as a standardization norm takes the opposite attitude: halo-halo is good. The problem with identifying "Tagalog" and "Filipino" is that the term Tagalog is also the name of a regional ethnic group, and the term somehow privileges that group as the authority for the true or standard language. In a more subtle way, it may be problematic to refer to Tagalog as the "basis" of Filipino, even though many Filipinos (Tagalogs and non-Tagalogs) will accept that statement. It is a normative rather than descriptive claim, but it would be better to say that current and future Filipino is based on the existing and still-developing lingua franca used between different ethnic groups. The authority on what is "correct" Filipino is not what the Tagalogs claim is correct to them, it is what is actually used when, for example, an Ilocano from the North and a Bisaya from Mindanao or Bohol speak to each other. If they are college educated, they might start speaking English, but in most cases they will speak in the form of Filipino they hear on the mass media, and learn in institutions like schools or the armed forces or government offices. When Filipino is spoken outside the Tagalog region or Manila, more often than not the speakers will be non-Tagalogs, and the version they speak is "correct" because it is effective in the context that counts. If they mix in some words from their regional language, that is a good thing, and gradually some of those words become part of the national standard. For example, "padayon" is a Bisaya expression that means something like "let's keep going" or "move onward". I hear it used in Filipino, even by non-Bisaya speakers, but can't find it in any of the big dictionaries of Tagalog.

[@rhenzmarviearonce2986]

From the start I'm happy that you called it LANGUAGE instead of Dialect and you explained it well. Now why most of Filipino are confused or they thought Hiligaynon , Kapampangan , Ilokano , Cebuano , etc. are Dialect? It is because thats what we learn from school. I personally thought they were dialect before not until i saw some video talked about why they are Language not a Dialect. Filipino Language lets just say it represents all the Languages here in Philippines, so intead of mentioning all the 180+ languages here , you could just said Filipino Language.

[@juha-petrityrkko3771]

Thank you for a illuminating video of a great topic! I have a question of one of the points: If I translate ... ... "paglilihi" as "pregnancy traits"... ... "namamahay" as "visit timidity" or "visit unease"... ... "pakikiisa" as "blend in"... what will I miss in the connotations?

[@atemimie]

Thank you Jessica for the very informative and amazing video. I will. Share this to my kids. ❤ I remember before, our mayor the late Mrs. Caling Lobregat, she emphasizes that we should cherish and speak our dialect which is chavacano and preserved it. Because most of the generation nowadays few speak chavacano. Most of them speak in mix languages

[@kaiaharui9317]

I have also heard that when they are choosing the national language way back, they have chosen to create it from Tagalog (blueprint) kasi mostly sa kanila na mambabatas is nanggaling sa Luzon and is speaking Tagalog. Wala masyadong (or wala talagang) mambabatas na from the South that time and it was said na minority lang daw ang nagsasalita ng Cebuano or any other languages, hence they opted to that decision. Idk if true ang chika hehe.

[@kzm-cb5mr]

The Vice President of that time was a Cebuano, Sergio Osmeña, while the speaker of the house, Gil Montilla is a Negrense. It's not like there were no people from the south during that time. The commission that chose the national language was headed by Jaime C. De Veyra, a Waray, and there's only a single Tagalog representative in that group. Quick research would give you the reasons they gave to justify their decision in choosing Tagalog.

[@jodylopez2976]

I feel ashamed that a foreigner has a better sense of appreciation of the Filipino Language. The current generation is apparently misguided if not improperly educated. I can only more than thank you Jessica. 🥰 Keep up the good work !!!🥰

[@Project_Atlas7]

Actually now many Foreigners, not just Vloggers are studying Filipino/ Tagalog.. I saw an American Doomsday Prepper Family using Filipino Language as their second language as part of their Defense Training. But for me the Filipino language is like being a member of an Elite Global Family 🇵🇭 Filipino Kami 🇵🇭, Ikaw sino ka...

[@jackieloulucrita4517]

Hi Jessica. I just want to say thank you for making this video. It is very informative and timely. Yes, unfortunately it is true that there are languages that is slowly dying. Even the Batangas Tagalog there are words that the young people of today no longer use and can only be heard in certain areas in Batangas. Hope this can help everyone to love our languages more and continue to cultivate it especially for the future generation. Having a national language creates our national identity that no one can take from us. Again, thank you for always providing with quality content.

[@AngryKittens]

I disagree. Tagalog is the language. Filipino is a PRESTIGE REGISTER of Tagalog. In other words, it's the kind of Tagalog considered as the most "correct", since it is the standardized form of Tagalog. It was originally _planned_ to be a combination of languages, but this was not followed, hence why Filipino today is basically just standard Tagalog, with like a handful of borrowed words from languages like Cebuano. It's similar to saying "Standard Spanish", which is actually the prestige register of a language known as Castilian ("Castellano", from the Kingdom of Castile), which is why we Filipinos also call it "Kastila". Standard Spanish and Castellano are the same languages. One is just standardized. Spain itself has multiple languages, similar to the Philippines. Most of them are descendants of Latin but very different from each other. Catalan (or Valencian) and Aragonese for example, from northern and eastern Spain is closer to Occitan (of Southern France). Asturian and Galician from northwestern Spain are closer to Portuguese. Basque is a completely different ancient language with no close modern relations of the Basque people (Euskaldonak) who existed in the region before Europeans arrived, which is why Basques usually do not consider themselves Spanish by ethnicity. Some prominent families here in the Philippines like the Ayala, the Zubiri, and Aboitiz, are all of Basque (not Spanish) descent.

[@isombard1244]

It failed because english was being being taught and push. Thus preventing a local use or flourishing of a filipino language. At best filipino language is taglish in spoken.

[@AngryKittens]

​@@isombard1244 No. When I said it "failed", I didn't mean it didn't spread to the islands. Tagalog IS widely spoken today. Pretty much every single Filipino CAN speak Tagalog. When I said it failed, I meant it failed to INCORPORATE the other languages it was supposed to incorporate. Filipino was originally meant to be a mixture of Tagalog and all the other languages of the Philippines. Instead what ended up happening is that Filipino ended up being just Tagalog. It failed because the government was concentrated in Manila. Without the input from the then far-flung provinces, it never acquired its intended "mixed" character. Again, it is 99.999999% Tagalog. With less than even maybe 10 words which are Cebuano. No Ilocano, no Tausug, no Hiligaynon, no Bicolano, no Kapampangan, no Maguindanao, no Manobo, etc. Just Tagalog. It's a myth that Tagalog and Filipino are "different languages". They're the same. 100% mutually intelligible. English has nothing to do with it. Americans were the ones who actually encouraged the creation of the Filipino language and its teaching. Two or more languages can coexist with no problems. The vast majority of Filipinos are TRI-lingual (the non-Tagalogs, who speak Filipino/Tagalog + English + native language), while the Tagalogs themselves are bilingual (Filipino/Tagalog + English).

[@yohanapereira1629]

Most people Spanish not Castilian

[@AngryKittens]

@@yohanapereira1629 Huh? I'm saying that Spanish, now spoken throughout all of Spain and Hispanophone countries, is actually a standardized from of Castilian. In the same way that Filipino, now spoken throughout all of the Philippines, is actually a standardized form of Tagalog. Spanish and Castilian are the same language. Filipino and Tagalog are the same language.

[@isombard1244]

@@AngryKittens still the government and its institutions should and call that Filipino is separate because the rationale is still there to basically create a new national language born of local languages. Filipino became "tagalog" because it is what is taught in schools and is the medium of news, teleseryes, etc. You only have 1-3 subjects in Filipino other are english. Thus Filipino and other local languages still fail to be a language in intellectual, scientific, mathematical, academic, philosophical use. If a language can't be used in this fields then the rationale of a Filipino language falls apart and is doomed to be overpowered by other languages or worse die. At best the creation of a Filipino language produced taglish or fil-ish. Where quantity and desriptions are switched to english because subjects like math(quantity) and science(descriptive) are english. Magkano yan? One hundred. Patient from fringes: Pano ba gumagana ang bakuna? Doctors, nurses, etc proceeds to explain in english thus creates disconnects. Even if they try to explain in local terms. Antibodies, cells, can be a foreign concept.

[@reymarcortez3108]

Here in Mindoro, since were are in between of luzon and visayas, our tagalog has a mixture of bisaya and hiligaynon. Growing up, I noticed when I was studying filipino at school, we have words we used at home that are not actually used in standardized filipino language.

[@glstka5710]

Are your "langgam" crawling on the ground or flying?

[@northernavenue6426]

@@glstka5710 Ant

[@georgeince4136]

Being married to a Filipina from Luzon, I am trying to learn Tagalog, but I know many other Filipinos from Luzon and Versayes, so I have heard many other Philippine languages.They also teach English and Native language to my step grand c8hildren in school.

[@먼지-i2o]

저도 바콜로드에서 거주한 적이 있어서 공감되네요 ㅎㅎ 제가 듣기에는 일롱거는 부드럽고 동그란 언어같고 따갈로그어는 강한 음이 많아서 배우기에 재밌었던 것 같아요 ㅎㅎ 스페인어나 부산 사투리처럼요. 교육적인 영상 올려주셔서 감사해요. 제시카님은 점점 더 멋진 사람이 되는 것 같아요. 앞으로도 응원하겠습니다 ☺️

[@Somm_RJ]

No, "hati" in Malay/Indonesian also means heart. "Sakit Hati" means heartache, which, indirectly means broken heart. And as we all know, we have some vocabularies that are similar or almost similar to the Malay/Indonesian languages because of early settlers. Pinto = pintu Pinggan = pinggan Lima = lima Anim = enam Buwan = bulan Taon = tahun Anak = anak Asim = asam mura = murah mahal = mahal Ako = aku Basa = basah Bili = beli lalaki = lelaki and many more...

[@louie6730]

I think someone already corrected you in another comment…

[@sunergi]

it may be that our neighboring countries, who are using "Austronesean languages", retained the meaning of Hati. But Filipinos have expressed emotions coming from the Liver as said in the survey. But historically the Hati means "emotion" for everyone at least, just a different organ representation based on their survey. Anyway, the Japanese thinks their heart is located in the stomach area, that's why Samurai warriors slit their stomach during Seppukku.

[@DatingDilemmaBreakdown]

I lived 6 years in the Philippines... I actively learned with flashcards, reading the news, had a teacher... I was better at Indonesian with Duolingo after like a month while not yet living in Indonesia LOL. I now speak conversational Indonesian in less than 2 years learning, already better Vietnamese than Tagalog after 2 months learning, and slowly adding Japanese & Korean. All of them are so much easier. Never expected Japanese to be easier to learn. Tagalog is just so hard :/ Too many affixes & strange sentence structure tbh when the sentences are long :[ Anyone remember the affix meme some Pinoy professor created about how nobody understand all the affix variations LOL?

[@sunergi]

you could say it's like learning Hungrian language

[@travellolo]

You missed the HUGE impact of the Spanish language in the Filipino language. As a native Spanish speaker (from Mexico), many Filipinos are unaware of how many words they speak are actually Spanish. Days of the week, months, and how to tell time are based in Spanish. Even Kumusta is Spanish for "como estas" how are you. Spanish should have been maintained as the national language, just like all the countries colonized in the Americas. Most of the educational problems in the Philippines stem from an incoherent mix of languages. Japan and Korea are examples of a single language unifying a country without the need to learn English.

[@Archer74]

5:05 I facepalmed myself after hearing that. You mean to tell me, that the government will be spending Filipino taxes to "invent/develop" a new language that is based on an already existing language which is already widely used, understood, written, and spoken in the country. And that a Filipino speaker will understand a Tagalog speaker and vise versa because they are USING THE SAME LANGUAGE? 🤨🤨🤨

[@sunergi]

100%

[@mrmingsun]

But this is done in many many countries.

[@martnforgets]

Thank you Ate! This video is very helpful for other Filipinos that don't know the different languages and also their differences. I'm fluent in Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Filipino, and I'm also learning my family's language (Ilocano). It's really hard to convince people that Languages and Dialects are different things T wT. I hope they'll find your video and be informed 'bout the differences!

[@martnforgets]

I'm learning French currently, and it leads me into a different spectrum of languages. But, I hope in the future I'll end up learning some other language in the country, like Bicolano and Waray-waray, languages that are close to Hiligaynon and Cebuano. I hope other people will have the same motivation to learn other languages, especially in our own country. I always tell myself, "Be proud of knowing multiple languages even if they're Filipino, that just shows that our country, albeit very diverse, can still work together." Idk what I just typed but my philosophy is something like that AHAHAHA anyways, Happy Buwan ng Wika Pinas! Let's preserve our languages for the next generation of Filipinos!

[@johnreybartolata2405]

Nakakahiya mang sabihin unnie na kahit Ako nakalimutan ko na buwan ng wika pala ngayong buwan😅😅😅 which strongly implies that we're so obsessed with English...for most people if you're good enough in English there is sense of being "classy"...at laking tulong din sa studies during school days dahil most subjects ay Ingles gamit na wika... Pero dahilan ko kung bakit mas napagtuunan ko ng pansin Ang English ay dahil sa access to information and as bridge to learn other languages... Mas mapapasulong Ang Filipino kung most of the subjects in school ay Filipino Ang gamiting wika...para masanay Ang Pinoy sa wika natin... there are instances na awkward Ang pakiramdam pag Filipino Ang language ng phone or ng games or kahit nga sa Facebook 😅😅😅😅 relatable din ung during school days na mas bagsak pa sa Filipino kesa sa English..

[@UkeKikomori]

I'm from Europe and everytime i said to my Friends (Pinoy din sila) we speak Filipino and not Tagalog. They always see me like a dumb guy. - Filipino because nobody add English & Spanish in Tagalog... And how it's funny to hear some Pinoy from Philippines said there's Speak Conyo'ng Tagalog 😂!

[@jqa16]

So a clearer way to explain the difference between Filipino and Tagalog is think about Chinese. When you think about Chinese(Mandarin) but there are many languages under the Chinese(Sinitic) languages branch and (PUTONGHUA) is the standardized version of Mandarin Chinese.

[@rvat2003]

Not really because "Filipino" (the one we often talk about like in this video) doesn't refer to Philippine languages, only to the national language (according to the 1987 constitution). But yes, there is also an existing use of "Filipino" to refer to any Philippine language as an analogy to "Philippine" or "Chinese" as not everyone is familiar with terms already used in linguistics. The better analogy would be (Old & Contemporary) Beijing Mandarin = (Old & Contemporary) Manila Tagalog, Standard Mandarin = Filipino, non-Beijing Mandarin = non-Manila Tagalog, Sinitic/Chinese = Philippine. To be honest, the conflation is caused by the national language using the name 'Filipino' therefore making its semantic domain narrower when used in language discourse. So when people want to describe any language in the Philippines, saying it's "Filipino" or "a Filipino language" would be very confusing but "a language in the Philippines / Philippine language" would not.

[@kzm-cb5mr]

The better comparison is Castellano and Español, or maybe Italian and Tuscan.

[@reydantegarcia8776]

I would like to point out that Tagalog is not the ONLY basis of the Filipino language. Article XIV Section 6. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino. As it evolves, it shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and other languages. It is evident that the foundation of the Filipino language encompasses PHILIPPINE LANGUAGES and OTHER LANGUAGES, including Bisaya, Ilonggo, Waray, and others. Notably, Tagalog is not mentioned specifically. It's worth noting that Tagalog and Bisaya share the same grammar structure. Filipino, as mentioned, was created to establish a national language. This language incorporates Philippine languages and foreign languages such as Spanish, Chinese, and others, and it continues to evolve.

[@harpwarp]

I've gained new knowledge from Jessica about our language and culture. A lot of info, but not overwhelming. Well done. 🎉

[@glstka5710]

I'm an American who moved to Cebu in 2010. I discovered that they are real advanced here in Cebu, the Tagalog Langgam still crawl on the ground, the Cebuano Langgam have learned to fly. My native language (English) is a real strange mix. There were various Celtic dialects that got mixed with Germanic languages when the Angles and Saxons went to England, then the Normans added French into the mix in 1066, keep stirring for a few centuries take it over to America and start adding various native American words and down where I grew up in California, Spanish mixed with native Mexican languages. English is a pretty mixed up language. The Philippines has a bit of mixing too, the various native languages got mixed with a lot of Spanish because they were a colony of Spain, then America came in and added a lot of English. I've seen a couple of videos where people in Manila are challenged to speak pure Tagalog with out any English. quite interesting. One Spanish loan word that I found interesting "pulgas" for fleas. I was at the vets one day and even the vets didn't know that it was borrowed from Spanish. In Zamboanga they speak a mix of Cebuano and Spanish called Chapacano or I've heard it called Chvacano.

[@MRDPG59]

Marang salamat po you said exactly what I wanted to say but you saved me a lot of typing :)

[@sunergi]

and now we have official recognition for Philippine English, Indian English, Brittish English, and NZ, and AU to name a few. This Filipino language is somewhat like a "Philippine Tagalog" version like what we do in "Philippine English"

[@glstka5710]

@@sunergi Y'all might ayad Southern to that thayer mix rat now.

[@suhotv6894]

Filipino is the same as Tagalog. DepEd changed it to Filipino when we started using borrowed English letters aka "hiram na wika" in our Filipino alphabet from the original ABAKADA. Not bec of other languages. Bisaya is only one of 8 major languages out of over a hundred dialects recognized by DepEd but talking about national language that is still Tagalog aka Filipino.

[@lordord1]

Thoughtful questions and Insightful answers to many of my own questions. Nice presentation. Maraming salamat po. (x2) (Is there a plural form of 'po' when addressing more than one 'po' together? ie. to thank both interviewer and interviewee here.)

[@freepress3631]

boombastic side-eye kaming mga may regional languages, sa buwan ng wika, kasi standardized tagalog pala yung Filipino, lol , as per Prof explaination it's the Lingua Franca for all of the Philippine islands, celebrating diversity in unity, Bisdak/Bulaceno here

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Damn your super CUTE Jessica Lee 😍😊❤️💕😘 Still watching 💪💪💪 August 7, 2o23

[@teambanzai9491]

The truth is Filipino is mostly Tagalog. Tagalog being the language spoken in the city of the central government, Manila. I would wager that most Filipinos couldn’t tell the difference between the two. The Philippine population had no say in selecting which language(s) would make up the national language. Is a national language necessary? I would argue, yes, for a country with nearly 200 languages. But what made Tagalog the preferred language over say, Ilongo/Hiligaynon or Cebuano? At the time of its inception, Tagalog~Filipino wasn’t even spoken in the Visayas or even Mindanao. Again, this has more of the central government imposing the prevalent language of the taga-ilog on the rest of the country.

[@byulminyul6445]

Waray here but can speak and understand bisaya 'coz my mom grew up in Davao. And i think yung difference ng Filipino and Tagalog is like mas malalalim yung words sa Filipino na kahit minsan taga Pilipinas na dahil sa sobrang lalim nung word hindi mo maintindihan. Yung tagalog kasi is like yung everyday words na ginagamit mo. Nung elementary ako ang diffinition ko nun ng Filipino language is yung lenggwahe na ginagamit nung mga panahon nina Rizal na mostly hindi na ginagamit ngayon

[@zephdo2971]

oposite. Filipino is classical tagalog mixed with borrowed english and spanish

[@byulminyul6445]

@@zephdo2971 yung waray language kasi may mix ng spanish words din which is much more similar kesa sa Chavacano

[@gungatz6696]

Opposite yan do, Ang Filipino ay mas Colloquial kaysa Tagalog

[@maricordoblas8495]

Hello there Jessica... Just sharing my thoughts in your vlog.. 1. Filipino and Tagalog is just THE SAME languages.. they have the same syntax, grammar and etc. One who speak Tagalog does not need an interpreter to understand Filipino. Filipino being a "politically" made l doesn't make it a separate language from Tagalog hence it is THE SAME language. Even if you ask a TRUE Linguist they will say that the two are the same.. 2. As what you have said, many of our unique INDIGENOUS Languages are dying due to that "National Language" act instituting Filipino a.k.a Tagalog and English as official but leaving the other 180+ behind 3. To preserve our culture and language we must change our approach and revoke that National Language and make Indigenous languages of each particular place the medium of instruction and language of business .. 4. Celebrating buwan ng wika is just a joke when you only celebrate and preserve the "made up" language but all other languages are extinc. Better yet change it to "Buwan ng MGA wika" and let each ethnolinguistic group celebrate their respective language..

[@kzm-cb5mr]

So, what do you propose to become the lingua franca, then? English? That's even a bigger killer language.

[@maricordoblas8495]

@@kzm-cb5mr a foreign language such as English (besides it is one of our official language) or REFORM the so called Filipino and make it a TRUE Filipino by pidginizing ALL languages from the Philippines

[@j134679]

@@maricordoblas8495 only the 2nd one is an option. English will kill Philippine culture even faster than it already has.

[@levipierpont]

Saying a Filipino speaker and a Tagalog speaker could understand each other gives the wrong impression, it makes it seem like there would still be some kind of gab when there just isn’t. Maybe someday there will be a gap, but right now, people go back and forth on what they call Tagalog and Filipino, and most consider them to be the same language. I like to say “I speak Tagalog, which is spoken in the Philippines,” and sometimes if a person asks, I’ll explain that Tagalog was designated back in the day as one of the official languages, becoming Filipino, but any standardizations that have come since then have just been accepted by Tagalog, it hasn’t led to a new language.

[@allanada8878]

Yung buwan ng wika para lang naman sa mga tagalog yan e. Sa panahon na to na mga attitude mga taga manila, bilang waray sa twing nag sasalita ako ng tagalog or English dahil sa matigas ang dila ko puro panlalait inaabot ko. Naasar na tuloy akong maging waray minsan dahil puro lait nalang inaabot ko💔😭

[@Nae_100]

Hah? Buwan ng wika para sa lahat ng wika sa bansa, bakit mo naman pipigilin mo yung pagsasalita ng Waray, parang pinapatay mo na rin ang wikang taal mo. Wag ka maasar jan sa Maynila dahil halo halo na ethnic group jan

[@aejoymamotosfermin2497]

That's why Tagalog/Filipino is called the national language of the Philippines because it's our own language, that's what we use to communicate with people from other places here in the Philippines, not in other countries.. Kaya kapag Ikaw ay pilipino at isa Kang ilocano, kapampangan, hiligaynon, Cebuano, chavakano, aklano, maranao, maguindanao at iba pa who do not know how to speak Tagalog, you should learn to speak Tagalog Kabayan because that is where we communicate with each other not hiligaynon or English. English Kasi ay 2nd language lang natin yan, Yan Ang ginagamit natin para makipag communicate sa mga taga ibang bansa. Kapag sa pinas naman ay TAGALOG/FILIPINO Ang ginagamit natin para makapag usap Ng maayos ang mga taga ibang province dito sa pinas.. ung mga ibang Pinoy Kasi di nila naiintindihan ung NATIONAL LANGUAGE. Maraming salamat Jessica for celebrating BUWAN NG WIKA with us.❤❤❤

[@AdlenDelMundo]

As a pure tagalog I dont think cebuanos will understand me when i speak tagalog like ako "ako ay kumakandili sayo" or "sya ay nabuslot sa kanal" "sya ay nabalalak sa kanal" they sound similar but very different in meaning.. we as a tagalog natives differentiate Filipino as a more simplified Tagalog.. hence Filipino and Tagalog is not the same. So don't confuse yourself by writing "tagalog/filipino" cause they are very different.

[@triciadevera652]

@@AdlenDelMundoyung mga binigay nyo pong halimbawa ay malalalim na Tagalog. Ako po ay Tagalog from Bulacan. Sa generation namin ngayon bihira na ang gumagamit ng malalalim na Tagalog pero Tagalog pa rin po ang salita namin. Kapag pumupunta ako ng Manila, naiintindihan naman nila ang Tagalog ko. My ex was from Makati, wala naman kaming language barrier.

[@AdlenDelMundo]

@@triciadevera652 we still talk like that here in laguna and even in nueva ecija kng saan ang province ng mom ko. I'm still 40 yrs old plng but even ang mga younger generation tulad ng mga pamangkin ko ay bihasa pa din mg tagalog, literally Tagalog. Wlng malalim na tagalog. Tagalog is Tagalog that's it

[@triciadevera652]

@@AdlenDelMundoFrom Laguna po pala kayo. Hindi po ba yung mga verbs ninyo in past tense ay nagsisimula sa “na”? Halimbawa po dito sa amin sa Bulacan “umulan”, sa Laguna “naulan”. Ang ex ko po kasi ay tubong Makati, wala silang province, at ang salita nila ay Tagalog din naman. Never naman kami nagkaroon ng misunderstanding sa language namin.

[@AdlenDelMundo]

@@triciadevera652 yup, i find it interesting at first kng paano sila mgsalita, and actually nahihirapan din ako intindihin sila d2 sa laguna. Need ko mg ask ulit pra maintindihan ko. nkatira ako in laguna now. But im originally from manila&nueva ecija, coz we still have our house there it just depends kng san ko gusto tumira. Also my dad is from Batangas. So kht i'm staying here sa laguna na, sometimes i need to speak in taglish coz di nila maintindihan tagalog ko.. napapakamot sila eh coz di nila alam meaning ng ibang words n nakasanayan ko gamitin 🤣

[@nashsingh1162]

I am Maguindanaon Speaker, Maguindanaon is quite broad not just only in Maguindanao but also in Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Gensan, Davao and Lanao and you know very lowkey talaga ang aming language because of the stereotype na scary daw kami or mamamatay tao. I really liked your content Miss Jessica

[@arleenjoybito-on8668]

As a Filipino, I love this informative and educational video about our own language. Even I myself learned a lot. I love how Jessica put effort into research and backup from an expert's viewpoint. Thank you!!!! So much appreciated.

[@xexnaessey3684]

The Official national Language of Philippines is Called Filipino 1 is Tagalog 2 English and 3 Spanish and others is Dialect... But in General Filipino Local National Langauge is Tagalog to better communication Tagalog mostly Use in Study in Filipino Subject in Social Media and Media and movies for me Tagalog is best when use to speakas and beautiful to hear like a romantic to my ears like a tagalog song in movies especially love stories and best to use us communication ❤❤❤

[@kellancekid]

a sit down video that is as always, researched, ably delivered but this time, the add on insight of a person of academic authority gives the topic a stamp of veracity! well done Jessica! my heartful thanks for an insight from a person who clearly shows her endearment to our country! MABUHAY KA at maraming salamat po! CHEERS!!!❤❤❤

[@triciadevera652]

As someone who was born and raised in Bulacan, where Tagalog is the language we speak, I always thought all the other languages were Bisaya. Until I started to live in a dormitory where boarders were from different places such as Cagayan Valley, Isabela, Pangasinan, Bacolod, Capiz, Iloilo, Samar, Saranggani, Davao etc. I was so shocked when I learned that those boarders who were from Visayas did not speak the same language and they talked to each other in Tagalog.

[@JessaArcilla-hk9kp]

Vloger na my sens yung content nya at nag aral about history and may matutunan ka talaga salute to Jessica

[@lolsmaliwasa5598]

This is actually very informative! Kudos to A.P. Jonelle and of course to you Jessica for making it educational as well as entertaining.

[@hrld0]

I agree that the Filipino language is born out of the need to have a national language. I live in Calauag, Quezon which is near the Quezon-Bicol boundary (btw Quezon is part of Southern Tagalog). Now, I am currently attending college in Lucban, Quezon. My schoolmates live in different parts of Quezon and Laguna. There are times that we use the same words but have a subtly different meaning and sometimes we use a completely different word that only the speaker knows due to the fact that we (my group of friends/my tropa) all don't share the same hometown. All of us got mind blown by this particular issue where we sometimes misunderstood each other. There were also times that we questioned each other if they also live in the same province as we live lol. Sometimes, we mock someone (by calling them an alien 👽) for being the only person to know the specific word they used 😂 PS: Wish me luck, I'm an incoming senior this coming September. I also have this comment on the "KZbin shorts" version of this video because that's the one I've seen first.

[@AlexisObiena]

I love all your videos but these kind of videos you make have a special part in my heart and make me even more proud of you. Thank you for doing this, and I pray that you will find joy always in what you are doing. Maraming salamat po, Jessica.

[@Zehahahahahahahahahahahaha]

Dahil Agosto ngayon at Buwan ng Wika, magbabahagi tayo ng ilang kaalaman para sa ilang nalilito pa rin. Ginagamit ang maiksing NG pag may elemento ng pag-aari. halimbawa: Kapal ng mukha Siyam na taon ng pangungurakot Si Kris ang kahihiyan ng pamilyang Aquino Sumusunod din ito sa mga salitang tulad, gaya at lahat. Halimbawa: Tulad ng dati Gaya ng dati Lahat ng tao Ang mahabang NANG ilang bagay lang ang dapat tandaan, Pag ang tinutukoy ay panahon o araw, kapalit ng salitang NOONG. Halimbawa: Gabi nang bumaba si Gloria bilang pangulo, tanghali nang siya'y tumakas papuntang Pampanga. O kaya kapalit salitang MATAPOS. Halimbawa: Nag walk out si GMA nang banatan siya ni Congresswan Walden Bello. Nasira ang ulo ni Bryan nang pakinggan niya paulit-ulit ang album ni Justin Bieber. O kaya kapalit ng salitang UPANG at PARA Halimbawa: Mag-aalay si MJ ng dugo ng kambing nang mawala ang kamalasang dinala ni Gloria sa bansa. Kailangang magsikap nang yumaman katulad ni Benjamin Abalos. Pwede ring indikasyon ng paraan o sukat. Halimbawa: Gusto niyang tirahin si Lady Gaga nang patalikod. Nag alburoto ang taumbayan nang todo-todo matapos maging pangulo si Roxas. Pagsasama ng Na at ANG. Halimbawa: Grabe nang kaartehan ang pinakita ni Kris Aquino sa The Buzz nung linggo.

[@twelve.30]

What I always try to preserve is my Bulakenyo accent. It's distinct and it's an identity to us. We went to Gen. Nakar for a work-related stuff and their accent is so thick. Their Tagalog sounds like a Batangueño speaking something in Cebuano. It is cool how one familiar sentence sounds so different when spoken from a different place.

[@johnralphavila842]

I'm just thinking about "what's the difference of TAGALOG and FILIPINO" yesterday. And now Jessica explained to me😅

[@joeygonzo]

what's the difference BETWEEN ...

[@triciadevera652]

@@joeygonzoFilipino is the national language, but it is mainly based from the Tagalog language of Bulacan and Cavite.

[@NaldzHobbySide]

@@triciadevera652 is there any difference?

[@kumbawolf]

So if I understood it correctly, Tagalog is a "natural" native language while Filipino is intentionally being created? Interesting...

[@recyclevin]

​@@NaldzHobbySide1 difference is the inclusion of foreign letters such as F and V in the Filipino language, bumping it to a total of 28 letters. Tagalog is limited to its original 20 letters

[@adiakiyes6354]

What a beautiful topic to discuss and gives awareness to all filipinos especially to the new generation. Sadly to say that filipinos are slowly losing that identity. Thank you Jessica for me you're a true filipino not by blood but in heart.

[@jhenfear5576]

I love your vlog ms.jesicca. as you become foreigner in our country. You are more proud to a real Filipino and that's why I like you and your vlogs. I'm enjoying watching ur vlogs as I learned a lot of things from you. More power to your channel. Watching from Hk (ofw) 😊

[@katharsis1220]

I really appreciate your videos where you are promoting and adapting FILIPINO heritage and your living here in Philippines 😊

[@monkeydog8681]

Interesting trivia: The guy who recommended Tagalog being the basis of the national language is from Leyte. He spoke Waray, Tagalog, English, and Spanish. Forgot his name though.

[@mikeithappen]

I'm lovin your channel and thank you for appreciating our country and language. 😊 Hope you could do a vlog speaking straight Filipino language and hope to get a shout out, it's my birthday tomorrow! Thank you ms. Jessica. 🥳

[@cayezara8110]

Very educational vlog or video. I like it because it is more intellectual though may not appreciate by many people. But I Ike it❤❤❤. Keep it up 👍

[@jihoon8543]

Lagi ko talaga gusto content ni Ante Jes pano ba naman hindi paulit ulit at lagi may aral sa dulo😌

[@Tabudi28]

In school we are taught that all other languages in different parts of the Philippines are called "dialects" not languages. Filipino is the main language while others are just dialects. This video really helped me in clearing things out.

[@kazutokirigaya5269]

Edi ikaw na matalino

[@Jon_cent]

@@kazutokirigaya5269 ?

[@vipjacq]

​@@kazutokirigaya5269 ???

[@frickedeeky]

???? hahahah@@kazutokirigaya5269

[@jm-dan1120]

FINALLY! someone with meaningful concept!!! keep rockin jessica!!!!❤😊

[@arturogutierrezjr4191]

Ang TAGALOG ay galing sa BAYBAYIN. Ang baybayin ay gustong ipagamit sa buong pilipinas pero ang baybayin ay 17 pelegic ancient letter na nakita sa river ng laguna. Ang baybayin ay isang salita na nagtatago sa hebrew. Ang baybayin ay hebrew. Si Ophir ay hebrew. Ang anak ni jacob ay hebrew. Ang napako sa krus ay hebrew, anak ng diyos ang Messiah. Ang daming dialect at maraming tribu ang pilipinas. Ang baybayin ang gustong ipagamit sa ating salita kung ganon ang manyayari ay babalik tayo sa panahon ng mga hebrew. Ang tatlong maggi o hari na bumisita sa messiah sa jerusalem na galing Orient ay hebrew. Ang hebrew ang nawawalang tupa(sheep).

[@silentgiver9465]

Filipino is based in Tagalog. But filipino for almost hundred years is still tagalog. The same grammar rules..So it is so dumb to say filipino is diff.from tagalog.

[@anthony14363]

The main reasons why they say filipino is different in Tagalog because In Filipino they accept words and phrases from different language such as bisaya,ilocano etc. The main purpose of Filipino Language is, Filipino in theory must be composed of all the words from all the languages in the Philippines but in grammar and sentence structure at its core is Tagalog

[@BravoCoy]

the national language of the Philippines is Tagalog, But other people don't want to accept it and they feel offended.

[@asterborealis1417]

Its not Tagalog, but Filipino (Tagalog in all but name) that is officially recognized as the national language of the Philippines.

[@BravoCoy]

@@asterborealis1417 sige lokohin mo pa sarili mo

[@makata06]

Magandang simula yan Jessica na ikaw na mismo ang panimula. ikaw na dayuhan pa ang nagpapaalala sa mga Pinoy na huwag mahiya gamitin ang sarili naming Wika. Kayo mga Koreans pumunta rito sa bansa tulad nila Sandara Park , Ryan Bang , Dasuri Choi , JinHo at iba pa. Minahal niyo ang wika at kultura namin. bakit marami sa kababayan ko ay parang binababoy at kinalilimutan nila ang pinagmulan nila. Nakakalungkot. 😢😢😢 Matagal na ako taga subaybay mo noon pa. Tuloy tuloy lang PADAYON!! ✊🏻💯🇵🇭🇰🇷

[@michaelnabablit7766]

Outstanding Content !!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ Very Valuable.

[@jujojuja]

Thanks for talking about our Wika, I hope you follow it through with the Baybayin. 😊

[@AMACHiiBiong]

Filipino is biased; majorly Tagalog. It doesn’t even include the rest of the languages like Cebuanon, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Panggalatok, Bicolano, etc. (which are not dialects but each entirely separate languages on their own) 2:58 she nailed; same country, but felt like different countries because of the diversity in languages - an entirely separate, endemic language used in a particular region Hard to consider Filipino as the official national language, since it’s favoring just Tagalog, but excluding the rest of the languages

[@pekengbot2137]

There is a reason why Tagalog was the basis of the Filipino language. You should know the history of why it became so. You should also know the history when the government was preparing to have the national language. It was a great story.

[@gungatz6696]

​@@pekengbot2137 It was

[@bretheartgregorio1886]

Power sayo palagi Ms. Jessica ☝️☝️☝️

[@GameplayTubeYT]

Nah i think they just call it Filipino to prevent Backlash to other Native People who speak different languages but majority of Filipino is Combination of Tagalog and some Spanish words! I think it's the same thing why the SBP call the Philippines National Basketball Team "Gilas" so that when they are Loser in World Cup Pilipino people won't get angry 😂 or at least Less angry 😂😂! In fact in Pampanga there's a danger that the Kapampangan Languages will become extinct! Tagalog should make a De Facto instead of National Language and Other Regional Languages should also teach in school in their respective region to prevent the languages from extinction!

[@sticknartea1006]

Since it's buwan ng wika,,I suggest you make a paborito and trabaho series with a full Tagalog version,paborito series also should be feature traditional Tagalog foods with a native Filipino cultured themes,such as Bahay Kubo themed restaurant or a traditional barrio fiesta kind of surroundings, Trabaho series Must a retro Filipino kind of jobs,the likes of,kutchero,farmer,kalamay vendor(with the bilao in the head while walking and shouting kalamay while wearing semi barot saya)

[@NgLiongHo]

We have same condition here in Indonesia... Indonesia has more than 700 languages...

[@liezelb.a.794]

Actually... What I know Filipino - are called to people lives in the Philippines (a citizen). Tagalog - is called a language used in the Philippines (Widely use). Just like Americans for the people from America and English is there language. Sa sobrang daming matatalino sa Pilipinas masyado nilang pinapahirapan at ginagawang kumplikado ang buhay nila. Kaya hindi tayo magkaintindihan eh. Iba ang tinuturo sa school nung panahon ng 90's sa public school at sa panahon ngayon. Si Manuel Roxas ang nagsabi na Tagalog is the national language. Dahil yun ang tinuro nung Elementary kami way back 1998-1999 grade 5 ata ako nun. Maski nga nung naghigh school ako eh. Filipino as a subject in school. Dahil it covers all the part of being a Filipino. Marahil may senador or kung sino mang tao yan na nagkamali ng intindi at since ayaw mapahiya ang pangalan eh pinanindigan nalang ang pagkakamali at pinalitan ang constitution. Not sure sa lahi ng nagpalit nyan. Walang magawa sa buhay at ginulo ang mga bagay na dapat hindi naman talaga magulo. 1987? Panahon ni Madam Cory. Hindi naman ako against naging president sya. But then, changing what Manuel Roxas did? Then hindi pa sigurado sa Filipino yet? na Language? Malamang kasi nga dapat ang tawag Tagalog. May nalito nga sa context na yan at since wala sigurong maipasang batas, pinagtripan ang language! Salamat Jessica sa pagbibigay ng oras sa Culture at History ng Pilipinas. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na may bida-bida sa panahon nung 1987 at ginulo ang isinabatas nung 1937.

[@fernandocruz4877]

Filipino is the people of the Philippines. Pilipino is their national language composed of many Philippine dialects mostly Tagalog dialect. Pure tagalog dialect differs from Pilipino language. Pilipino language: Pwede bang maintindihan ang sinabe mo? Pure Tagalog: Maari bang maunaawan ang winika mo?

[@Kariktan214]

Filipino is the national language. It's no longer Pilipino. Please look up our constitution (the 1987 constitution if I'm not mistaken).

[@fernandocruz4877]

@@Kariktan214 oh yeah, we have 28 alphabeths in our letters now and we forget the letter P.😂🤣

[@fernandocruz4877]

@@Kariktan214 and don't believe in the 1987 constitution. It sucks!

[@Stephanie-is7bu]

FILIPINO LANGUAGE in GENERAL but if you're going to be SPECIFIC you can say Kapampangan, Bisaya, Tagalog, Ilokano and more.

[@hulbot]

I beg to disagree on the statement that tagalog was widely spoken in the 30's. If you can check statistics during that time "Cebuano" wae more widely spoken.. I t was more of a political decision during that time...Quezon was a native tagalog fanatic. The proposal/law was not presented to the people for ratification /plebiscite.

[@ronaldsarmiento3156]

Hello Jessica! One distinction as well between Filipino and Tagalog is that Tagalog is pure hence indigenous and only using 20 letters while Filipino on the other hand has mga salitang hiram from chinese such as siyanse, diko, syote; and from spanish(castillans) like kumusta, from como esta, coño, lengguahe, etc., and using a total of 28 letters including are "ng" and "ñ".

[@johnramirez3247]

That's the BS logic pushed by KWF and its minions to sugar coat tagalog language imperialism.

[@watermirror]

All languages evolve, so does Tagalog. So the Filipino language today is actually the current Tagalog. Filipino language is still in its concept form

[@cha_7155]

Nowadays it’s rare to see vlogs that actually make sense. I like this channel ;) new subscriber here. 🇵🇭

[@MayetSaludes]

These are informative and Ive learned a lot! Thanks, lodi for sharing this.❤

[@magiliwnappopfan]

Since we're talking about languages and dialects, may I introduce to you the PPop group, ALAMAT. They have songs that features other Philippine languages such as kbye, kasmala, ABKD, and ILY ILY. The members of Alamat come from different parts of the country: Taneo from Kalinga, Mo from Zambales, Jao from Pampanga, R-Ji from Eastern Samar, Tomas from Albay, and Alas from Davao City. Hence, the lyrics of Alamat's songs tend to be multilingual, as the group also aims to normalize the use of regional languages in mainstream music.