wikang-tao

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uicantauo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• 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)

1. Tagalog language

   Synonym: Tagalog

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 […]”