Talk:paalam

Moved "Filipino" to here
The article had an entry for "Filipino" (copied in full below) as well as an entry for Tagalog. The content was more or less identical except that the latter was a bit more developed.

"Filipino" is a government initiative to create a national language for the Philippines based on Tagalog, the language of the capital. 50 years later, the national language commission conceded that no new language had been created and that Filipino is Tagalog.

The chairman of the government's Commission for the Filipino Language explained this in 2007:


 * The other yardstick for distinguishing a language from a dialect is: different grammar, different language. "Filipino", "Pilipino" and "Tagalog" share identical grammar. They have the same determiners (ang, ng and sa); the same personal pronouns (siya, ako, niya, kanila, etc.); the same demonstrative pronouns (ito, iyan, doon, etc.); the same linkers (na, at and ay); the same particles (na and pa); and the same verbal affixes -in, -an, i- and -um-. In short, same grammar, same language.

For historical interest, the text I removed from the page is pasted here, directly below. Gronky 11:14, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Pronunciation

 * (To say goodbye; to ask for permission)
 * (To let one know something)

Noun

 * 1) One's goodbyes.

Interjection

 * 1) Goodbye.

Verb
(base: alam)


 * 1) To say goodbye.
 * 2) To ask for permission, especially with authoritative figures.
 * 3) To let one know something.