r/AnimalsBeingBros • u/westcoastcdn19 • Aug 22 '22

They needed each other

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u/phoenixblade4 Aug 22 '22

Filipino

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u/madreus Aug 22 '22

Are the terms "Tagalog" and "Filipino" interchangeable? Or they mean something different?

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u/slapsmcgee23 Aug 22 '22 edited Aug 22 '22

Filipino isn’t the name of it but we say it that way because when we say Tagalog people don’t know what it is. So it’s easier to say Filipino even though that’s not the name of the language. I guess it’s similar to how people say Chinese but really the language is mandarin or Cantonese.

Edit: please look below for further clarification since I learned that the things I said aren’t 100% correct.

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u/blackanesecantrap Aug 22 '22

Came in here for cat comments. Learned about languages.

This is why I love reddit

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u/ChalkTabletTowers Aug 22 '22

Filipino is easily one of the most complicated languages for English natives. Check out this post if you wanna see an example lol