wikang-tao
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- uicantauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- wikantawo
Etymology
From wika (“language”) + tao (“people; person”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌwikaŋ ˈtaʔo/ [ˌwiː.xɐn̪ ˈt̪aː.ʔo]
- Rhymes: -aʔo
- Syllabification: wi‧kang-ta‧o
Noun
wikang-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ) (obsolete)
References
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 386: “Lengua) Vica (pp) […] vicantavo, lẽgua Tagala […]”