wikang-tao
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- uicantauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- wikantawo — obsolete
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) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 386: “Lengua) Vica (pp) […] vicantavo, lẽgua Tagala […]”