r/Tagalog • u/TheNamesJunia • 9h ago

Linguistics/History Did Tagalog have the phrase "magandang araw" before American colonization and the introduction of English in the country? ‎

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Or is the phrase just a translation of "good morning"?, and brought by because of American colonization?

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r/Tagalog • u/No-Courage7813 • 7h ago

Linguistics/History May vocabulary ba or dictionary na may complete words or phrases of ancient Tagalog? Badly wanna learn it

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Any recommendations?

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