Description
A comprehensive guide to Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines-- now revised and updated!
Tagalog, also known as Pilipino, has over 17 million speakers worldwide. Now expanded and completely updated, this best-selling reference is designed for students of Tagalog and native or heritage Tagalog speakers in need of a bilingual dictionary. Filipino Americans number over 3.8 million, making them the second largest Asian American community after Chinese Americans. Large Filipino immigrant communities are also found in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Japan and Australia.
Tagalog Standard Dictionary: Revised & Expanded Edition includes
- Over 20,000 total dictionary entries Expanded entries with idiomatic expressions, slang, loan words and derivations
- A grammatical introduction to the language
- A vocabulary appendix with numbers and menu terms
Author: Carl Rubino, Maria Gracia Tan Llenado
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 11/01/2002
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.50w x 1.13d
ISBN13: 9780781809603
ISBN10: 0781809606
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous
- Foreign Language Study | Oceanic & Australian Languages
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-Language Dictionaries