inang wika

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• inang-wika

Etymology

From ina +‎ -ng +‎ wika.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˌnaŋ ˈwikaʔ/ [ʔɪˌnaŋ ˈwi.xɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ikaʔ
• Syllabification: i‧nang wi‧ka

Noun

ináng wika (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔ ᜏᜒᜃ)

1. native language; mother tongue

Related terms

• inang bayan

Further reading

• “inang wika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018