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lingua franca in Tagalog

wikang kompromiso

UK/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/

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British/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹaŋ.kə/

lingua franca in Tagalog: wikang kompromiso. In English, lingua franca means a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

Tagalog words for lingua franca

common language
wikang kompromiso

English meaning of lingua franca

  1. noun A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Synonyms of lingua franca

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Questions about lingua franca in Tagalog

What is the meaning of lingua franca in Tagalog?
Lingua franca in Tagalog is wikang kompromiso.
Ano ang lingua franca sa Tagalog?
Lingua franca: wikang kompromiso.
What does lingua franca mean in English?
Lingua franca means a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lingua franca (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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